Irradiated Sani-chip Bedding NCTR-2026-132197
Summary
AI-generated · Dec 09, 2025Irradiated Sani-chip bedding is being sought to supply primary enclosures for animals (mostly rodents) in FDA NCTR’s vivarium facilities. The bedding serves as an absorbent substrate for resting and sleeping and is used to absorb urine and feces to facilitate cleaning and sanitation.
Bedding must absorb moisture, minimize microbial growth, dilute and limit contact with excreta, and reduce intracage ammonia buildup. It should enhance animal well-being by providing sensory and motor stimulation and enabling species-specific behaviors such as foraging, digging, and burrowing, and assist with in-animal thermoregulation. This is a sources sought to identify potential suppliers; see attached notice for details.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) needs contact bedding for primary enclosures used to house animal species (mostly rodents) at the research vivarium facilities. The bedding allows absorption of urine and feces to facilitate cleaning and sanitation. This bedding will: Provide substrate for resting and sleeping; Absorb moisture, minimize the growth of microorganisms, and dilute and limit animals contact with excreta, and reduce the accumulation of intracage ammonia; Enhance animal well-being by providing animals with sensory and motor stimulation, and providing opportunities for species-specific behavior such as foraging, digging and burrowing; and Facilitate in-animal thermoregulation. See attached sources sought notice.
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