Building 49 Central Animal Facility Emergency/Disaster Event Preparation: Animal Feed/Bedding/Enrichment Procurement, Storage, & Delivery
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Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued a Notice of Intent (NOI-NIH-26-PCA-NEI-03513) to negotiate a sole-source contract with Animal Specialties and Provisions, LLC (ASP). This requirement is for the procurement, storage, and delivery of laboratory animal feed, bedding, and enrichment supplies for NIH animal research facilities. Interested parties may submit capability statements by May 27, 2026.
Purpose & Scope
The contractor will provide all labor, materials, transportation, logistics, and quality control necessary to supply and deliver a comprehensive range of laboratory animal feed, bedding, produce, enrichment feed items, and related dry goods. These supplies are critical for multiple NIH animal research facilities.
Specific items include, but are not limited to:
- Standard rodent chow (maintenance, breeding, irradiated, certified diets)
- Specialty research diets
- Nonhuman primate chow and biscuits
- Rabbit diets and agricultural species diets
- Bedding materials (corn cob, paper-based, hardwood, or approved alternatives)
- Fresh produce and enrichment feed items
All products must adhere to strict quality, nutritional, traceability, and contamination control standards essential for regulated research environments, complying with applicable animal care regulations and accreditation standards.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Pre-solicitation / Notice of Intent (Sole Source)
- Period of Performance: September 21, 2026 – September 20, 2027, with four additional option years.
- Place of Performance: Bldg 49, Central Animal Facility, Bethesda, MD 20892.
- Response Due: May 27, 2026, 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time.
- Published: May 13, 2026.
Set-Aside & Evaluation
This is a sole-source requirement, citing statutory authority 41 U.S.C. 1901(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b) for "only one responsible source." This is not a Request for Proposal or a solicitation for competitive quotations.
However, all responsible sources capable of providing the required services may submit a capability statement. The Government will consider these responses to determine if a determination not to compete this requirement is appropriate. A decision not to compete is solely at the Government's discretion.
Submission Details
Capability statements should be emailed to Danielle Tines at danielle.tines@nih.gov with the subject line "NOI-NIH-26-PCA-NEI-03513" by the response deadline. Submission does not obligate the Government to award a contract or pay for information provided.