SAM #NOI-NIAID-26-2277064 - NIH Office of the Director

Sole Source Vivarium Feed and Bedding Procurement for NIH Vaccine Research Center

NIAID, part of NIH under the Department of Health and Human Services, intends to procure vivarium feed and bedding for the Vaccine Research Center's Translational Research Program. - Government Buyer: - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services - OEMs and Vendors: - Animal Specialties and Provisions (ASAP) (sole source vendor) - Products Requested: - NIH Rat+Mouse Autoclavable 5% fat feed (Catalog #SHE1012, quantity 1,100) - Alpha Dri Plus Bedding (Catalog #SHE1012, quantity 720) - Certified Guinea Pig Irradiated Diet (Catalog #RHI50E6C6N, quantity 520) - AlphaDri Irradiated Bedding (Catalog #SHE1008, quantity 1,000) - Services Requested: - Delivery charges for 26 deliveries to Vaccine Research Center, Building #40 - Unique Requirements: - Sole source procurement; ASAP is the only vendor specified - Products must be autoclavable or irradiated as specified - Delivery to federal facility in Bethesda, MD - Place of Performance and Delivery: - Vaccine Research Center, Building #40, Bethesda, MD - NIH contracting office at Building 1, 1 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD - Period of Performance: - Annual supply with 26 scheduled deliveries - Notable Details: - This is a notice of intent, not a competitive solicitation - Statutory authority cited for sole source procurement

Description

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.