Purchase Order 36C26024P0171

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 20, awarded a no-cost modification purchase order to The Jackson Laboratory for the provision of laboratory mice under a firm fixed-price contract with a ceiling value of $57,139.45. The ultimate completion date is December 30, 2024, with the original award issued on December 31, 2023. The contract is to be performed in Portland, Oregon. This award carries no set-aside designation, reflecting Jackson Laboratory's status as a nonprofit biomedical research institution competing on capability and expertise. The Jackson Laboratory, headquartered in Bar Harbor, Maine, is a premier provider of genetically engineered mouse models and specialized rodent strains to federal agencies, with registration on SAM.gov since March 2002.

Jackson Laboratory holds significant ongoing framework agreements with multiple federal agencies, including a $146.3 million Indefinite Delivery Contract with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases through July 2031 and a $35 million Defense Health Agency multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreement through July 2030. The organization's extensive federal portfolio demonstrates its critical role in supporting biomedical research across the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, and VA. The VISN 20 purchase order represents a routine procurement of research animals to support veterans' health research initiatives, consistent with Jackson Laboratory's established role as a key supplier of specialized laboratory animals and associated husbandry services to federal agencies.