Laboratory Animal Procurement III

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), has a continuing requirement to provide Provisions of Barrier Reared and Maintained Rabbits, Rats, Mice, Hamsters, Gerbils, and Guinea Pigs services to the Division of Veterinary Resources (DVR) of the Office of Research Services (ORS) at the NIH.

Solicitation Summary

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), has a continuing requirement to provide Provisions of Barrier Reared and Maintained Rabbits, Rats, Mice, Hamsters, Gerbils, and Guinea Pigs services to the Division of Veterinary Resources (DVR) of the Office of Research Services (ORS) at the NIH.

Solicitation in a Nutshell

Item

Details
Agency Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Solicitation Number 75N98024R00004
Status Pre-RFP
Solicitation Date 03/2026 (Estimate)
Award Date 10/2026 (Estimate)
Contract Ceiling Value $99,461,000
Competition Type  Full and Open / Unrestricted
Type of Award  IDIQ – Agency Specific
Primary Requirement  Other Products & Materials
Duration  1 year(s) base plus 4 x 1 year(s) option(s)
Contract Type  Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity
No. of Expected Awards  Multiple – Number Unknown
NAICS Code(s):
112990

All Other Animal Production
Size Standard: $2.75 million annual receipts
Place of Performance:
  • United States
Opportunity Website: https://sam.gov/opp/d06d4b47447e48eeae58ebf9e9834bb8/view

Background

The Division of Veterinary Resources (DVR), Animal Procurement Unit (APU), is responsible for the centralized ordering of rodents and rabbits for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The APU maintains contracts with commercial vendors of laboratory animals to support the research requirements of investigators within the NIH intramural research program (IRP)

This centralized purchasing mechanism is used for the following functions: • Provide monitoring and oversight of the genetic quality and health status of research animals introduced into the NIH animal facilities; • Maintain compliance with various federal laws and NIH regulations affecting the use of laboratory animals usedin research; • Assure that IC laboratory animal programs have authorized placement of individual animal orders, and; • Provide an efficient and cost effective centralized purchasing mechanism that can maintain uninterrupted support of the research animal needs of intramural investigators.

Requirements

  • The purpose of the procurement is to: Provide an efficient and cost effective centralized purchasing mechanism that can maintain uninterrupted support of the research animal needs of NIH intramural investigators; maintain compliance with various federal, state, local laws and NIH regulations affecting the use of laboratory animals; assure the authorized placement of individual animal orders; and provide monitoring and oversight of the genetic quality and health status of research animals introduced into the NIH animal facilities
  • Successful offerors shall furnish the following: Various strains and stocks of barrier reared and maintained rats, mice, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs and rabbits which meet specific species, strain, health status, sex, age, weight, and/or pregnancy requirements, blood, tissues, organs and other biological specimens, surgical and technical procedures to include embryo cryopreservation and rederivation, and quarantine services, shipping crates and containers.

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