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NOI-PCA-NEI-03513.pdf | May 13, 2026 |
Building 49 Central Animal Facility Emergency/Disaster Event Preparation: Animal Feed/Bedding/Enrichment Procurement, Storage, & Delivery
Contact and place of performance
Danielle Tines
Bethesda, MD 20892
USA
PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE ID: NOI-NIH-26-PCA-NEI-03513 Post Date: May 13, 2026 Response Date: May 27, 2026 NAICS: 311119 Product Service Code: 8710 Forage and Feed This is a Notice of Intent, NOT a request for proposal. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with Animal Specialties and Provisions, LLC (ASP) for this requirement to provide laboratory...
View moreAll products must meet strict quality, nutritional, traceability, and contamination control standards necessary for regulated research environments and must comply with applicable animal care regulations and accreditation standards.
Period of Performance: 9/21/2026 – 9/20/2027, and additional 4 option years
Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892
Deliver to: Bldg 49, Central Animal Facility, Bethesda MD 20892
The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 1901 (a) (1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b) only one responsible source and no other supply of service will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. All responsible sources that could provide the required services may submit a capability statement that will be considered by email (subject line to reference NOI-NIH-26-PCA-NEI-03513 to Danielle Tines, [email protected], by 11:00 am eastern standard time Wednesday, May 27, 2026. All responses received by the closing date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for any information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.
The National Institutes of Health intends to negotiate a sole-source contract with Animal Specialties and Provisions, LLC, for the procurement, storage, and delivery of laboratory animal supplies. This requirement, identified under solicitation number NOI-NIH-26-PCA-NEI-03513, supports the Building 49 Central Animal Facility and other research locations in Bethesda, Maryland. The acquisition is classified under NAICS 311119 Other Animal Food Manufacturing and PSC 8710 FORAGE AND FEED.
The scope of work includes providing all labor, materials, and logistics necessary to supply laboratory animal feed, bedding, fresh produce, and enrichment items. Required supplies include standard and specialty rodent diets, nonhuman primate and rabbit chow, and bedding materials such as corn cob or paper-based alternatives. All products must meet strict quality, nutritional, traceability, and contamination control standards to remain in compliance with federal animal care regulations and research accreditation requirements.
The initial period of performance is scheduled from September 21, 2026, through September 20, 2027, with four additional one-year options. Capability statements from responsible sources must be submitted via email to Danielle Tines by 11:00 am eastern standard time on May 27, 2026. Documentation for this notice includes one PDF attachment titled NOI-PCA-NEI-03513.pdf, which was published on May 13, 2026.
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