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NOI for Animal Feed PCA order.pdf | Apr 3, 2026 |
Laboratory Animal Feed, Bedding, Produce, Enrichment, and Related Dry Goods
The National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Animal Specialties and Provisions, LLC for laboratory animal supplies. This requirement, identified under solicitation number NOI-NIH-26-PCA-ORS-02827, involves the delivery of laboratory animal feed, bedding, produce, enrichment items, and related dry goods to multiple NIH animal research facilities in Bethesda, Maryland. The procurement is classified under NAICS 311119 Other Animal Food Manufacturing and PSC 8710 FORAGE AND FEED.
The selected contractor will provide all labor, materials, transportation, logistics, and quality control necessary to supply various research-grade items, including standard rodent chow, specialty diets, nonhuman primate and rabbit diets, and bedding materials such as corn cob or hardwood. All products must adhere to strict nutritional, traceability, and contamination control standards required for regulated research environments and accreditation compliance. The period of performance is scheduled to run from May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2027, with primary deliveries made to 9000 Rockville Pike.
As a Notice of Intent, this is not a request for competitive proposals. The government is utilizing the statutory authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b). While the agency intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis, responsible sources may submit capability statements to the point of contact, Linda Smith, by April 24, 2026. The notice includes one attachment, a PDF document titled NOI for Animal Feed PCA order.pdf, which was published on April 3, 2026.
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Contact and place of performance
Linda Smith
Bethesda, MD 20892
USA
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...
View moreNonhuman 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 capability statement that will be considered by email (subject line to reference NOI-NIH-26-PCA-ORS-02827 to Linda Smith, [email protected], by 11:00 am eastern standard time Monday, April 20, 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.