Indefinite Delivery Contract 12639522D0055

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, doing business as Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania, holds an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to develop and utilize animal and animal replacement models for evaluating countermeasures against infectious diseases. This $146.3 million single-award IDC has a 7-year ordering period and covers four task areas: small animal models, non-human primate models, animal replacement and non-traditional animal models, and generation of specialized reagents. The IDC supports NIAID's research objectives by providing critical preclinical data to facilitate the advancement of medical countermeasures against emerging, infectious, and bioterror agents.

Additionally, the University of Pennsylvania has been awarded multiple firm-fixed-price delivery orders under this IDC by other federal agencies such as the Department of Veterans Affairs, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and the USDA Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services. These delivery orders, ranging from $3,900 to $250,000, task Penn with providing specialized testing services related to animal health and infectious disease response, including advanced molecular receptor anti-snake toxin testing, highly pathogenic avian influenza testing, and antimicrobial resistance susceptibility testing. These delivery orders do not have set-aside designations and are intended to support the respective agencies' missions and laboratory testing requirements.