Procurement Summary
Country : USA
Summary : Purchase of Tecniplast Digital Ventilated Cage (Dvc) Rack
Deadline : 21 Jul 2025
Other Information
Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 122485889
Document Ref. No. : NOI-NIAID-25-2266817
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : Public
Tender Value : Refer Document
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Description
This is a Notice of Intent (NOI), 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 Tecniplast, USA Inc., 1345 Enterprise Drive, West Chester, PA 19380, United States, to procure a digital animal cage.
Minimum Requirements:
The NIH seeks to procure an animal cage essential for enhancing animal welfare, improving research quality, and meeting modern standards in laboratory animal care and facility management.
Specified below are required capabilities:
Tecniplast USA Inc. DVC GM500 technology is required. Specifications below apply: Digital Ventilation required. 160 cage spaces required. Monitoring abilities required 24/7: food and water availabilities, monitoring of spontaneous animal locomotion to support welfare check Daily Evaluation of bedding condition based on real moisture content. 24/7 animal loss prevention due to unexpected water floods (bottle or AWS). Ability to customize, streamline, and balance Vivarium workload Data and Analytics: Automated cage tracking with real-time data collection, ability to collect animal activity data from cage with no disturbance to animals, ability to collect, filter, analyze, and display data
Only Tecniplast USA DVC system racks are required to ensure full compatibility with the existing DVC infrastructure. Any other source of caging would fail to meet technical requirements, compromise research and operational efficiency, and result in the loss of prior investment. Therefore, the requested supply/service is the only solution that satisfies the requirement.
Place of delivery: NIH, NIAID, 40 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20814
Delivery date: Within 10 days of receipt and acceptance of award.
The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 1901 (a) (1) as implem...
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Notice ID : NOI-NIAID-25-2266817
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tier : NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Office: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIAID
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (Original)
Original Published Date: Jul 10, 2025 02:49 pm EDT
Original Date Offers Due: Jul 21, 2025 10:00 am EDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after date offers due
Original Inactive Date: Aug 05, 2025
Initiative: None
Classification
Original Set Aside: No Set aside used
Product Service Code: 6515 - MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
NAICS Code: 332999 - All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20814 USA
Documents
Tender Notice
NOI-NIAID-25-2266817.pdf