The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute awarded a purchase order to BH, Inc. (doing business as Britz & Company), a self-certified small disadvantaged business, for $85,665 on September 25, 2026, to renovate animal facility containment cubicles at the NHLBI Central Animal Facility in Bethesda, Maryland, with performance executed in Sheridan, Wyoming.
The order covers upgrading approximately three cubicle kits within a biocontainment system that has exceeded its 20-year service life and now faces increased repair costs and parts scarcity. The scope includes demolishing and removing existing telescoping doors and columns, installing and assembling the new system, testing, shipping, and training. The upgraded system must integrate with existing facility infrastructure—spatial footprint, structural configuration, and airflow/containment systems—without requiring architectural modification and must maintain compatibility with existing facility systems. The award was made under FAR 13.106-1(b) without competitive solicitation. Performance is due by December 24, 2026. The originating notice of intent was posted September 14, 2026.