Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Laboratory Animal Feed, Bedding, Produce, Enrichment, and Related Dry Goods
Deadline: 24 Apr 2026
Posting Date: 04 Apr 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 138997454
Document Ref. No.: NOI-NIH-26-PCA-ORS-02827
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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ID: NOI-NIH-26-PCA-ORS-02827
Post Date: April 3, 2026
Response Date: April 24, 2026
NAICS: 311119
Product Service Code: 8710 Forage and Feed
This is a Notice of Intent, NOT a request for proposal. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of 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 animal feed, bedding, produce, enrichment, and related dry goods.
Description of need:
The contractor must provide all labor, materials, transportation, logistics, and quality control necessary to supply and deliver laboratory animal feed, bedding, produce, enrichment feed items, and related dry goods to multiple NIH animal research facilities. These supplies include, but are not limited to:
Standard rodent chow (maintenance, breeding, irradiated, and 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 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: 5/1/2026 - 4/30/2027
Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892
Deliver to: 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda MD 20892-5520
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 capab...
Notice ID: noi-nih-26-pca-ors-02827
Department/Ind. Agency: health and human services, department of
Sub-tier: national institutes of health
Office: national institutes of health niaid
Product Service Code: 8710 - forage and feed
NAICS Code: 311119 - Other Animal Food Manufacturing
Inactive Dates: may 09, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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