Vaccine Research Center Vivarium Feed and Bedding NOI-NIAID-26-2277064

ID: NOI-NIAID-26-2277064 Post Date: March 23, 2026 Response Date: March 27, 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 (ASAP) for this requirement to provide mouse feed, and irradiated guinea pig feed. Description of need: Item Catalog Qty NIH Rat+Mouse Autoclavable 5% fat Catalog #SHE1012 Qty of 1,100 Alpha Dri Plus Bedding Catalog #SHE1012 Qty of 720 Certified Guinea Pig Irradiated Diet Catalog #RHI50E6C6N Qty of 520 AlphaDri Irradiated Catalog #SHE1008 Qty 1,000 Delivery charges DEL 100 26 Deliveries Period of Performance: April 1, 2026 March 31, 2026 Place of Performance Bethesda, MD 20892 Deliver to VRC Translational Research Program, Building #40 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-NIAID-26-2277064 to Linda Smith, Linda.smith2@nih.gov , by 11:00 am eastern standard time Friday, March 27, 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.