Indefinite Delivery Contract 12639521D0082

The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Murray State University, a public university in Kentucky, to provide various animal laboratory testing services. The $20M IDC has a period of performance through August 2026. Under this contract, APHIS has issued multiple firm-fixed price delivery orders for avian influenza testing, antimicrobial resistance analysis, and other animal health diagnostic services to support APHIS's animal disease monitoring and response efforts through the National Animal Health Laboratory Network. The delivery orders, ranging from $5K to $100K, are performed at Murray State's laboratories in Kentucky and Iowa. No set-asides were used for this IDC or its associated task orders. Murray State University has extensive experience providing laboratory testing, research, and education services to federal agencies including the USDA, Department of Defense, National Institutes of Health, and National Science Foundation through both contract awards and grant funding.

The scope of the IDC allows APHIS to efficiently procure a range of animal health diagnostic services from Murray State as needed to support the agency's animal health programs. Specific services include high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) testing, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) analysis, and animal disease surveillance testing. This supports APHIS's mission to safeguard animal health and protect U.S. agricultural resources. Murray State's Breathitt Veterinary Center and other facilities conduct these tests on behalf of APHIS through the National Animal Health Laboratory Network.