Animal Care and Laboratory Support Services to the Vaccine Research Center
Contact and place of performance
Evguenia Mathur
Bethesda, MD 20817
USA
The Contractor shall provide qualified personnel, materials, equipment, and facilities for the housing and care of NHPs to support VRC TRP, investigators and collaborators developing vaccines and therapeutics for infectious diseases. This contract will be administered and used primarily to support NIAID VRC research, however, the Government may request the Contractor to support related NIAID research to respond to changing priorities as scientific and public health needs shift, including for rapid responses to public health emergencies and emerging and re-emerging disease threats both domestic and foreign.
The National Institutes of Health, specifically the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Vaccine Research Center (VRC), requires animal care and laboratory support services in Bethesda, MD. Under solicitation number 75N93024R00029, the contractor must provide qualified personnel, materials, equipment, and facilities for the housing and care of non-human primates. These services support the VRC Translational Research Program, as well as investigators and collaborators developing vaccines and therapeutics for infectious diseases.
While the primary scope focuses on NIAID VRC research, the government may request support for related NIAID research to address shifting scientific priorities and public health emergencies, including domestic and foreign emerging disease threats. This requirement is classified under NAICS 541715 for Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) and PSC AN11 for Health R&D Services; Health Care Services; Basic Research. There is no set-aside designated for this procurement.
Responses to this solicitation are due by May 15, 2026, and the primary point of contact is Evguenia Mathur. Two attachments are associated with this notice: the initial RFP 75N93024R00029 Final with Attachments posted on April 1, 2026, and Amendment 1 RFP 75N93024R00029 posted on April 16, 2026. The contract will be administered to ensure rapid response capabilities for public health needs as they arise.
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