Indefinite Delivery Contract 36C25020D0073

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 awarded an Indefinite Delivery Contract to the Regents of the University of Michigan, a prominent U.S. state government-owned educational institution, to provide animal per diem services for research laboratory activities. The $4,095,625.85 contract has a performance period from April 2025 to March 2031, allowing the VA to issue customized task orders as needed. The initial $146,771 delivery order under this contract is for the University of Michigan to provide specialized research assistance to the VA. Several additional firm fixed-price delivery orders have been issued to the University, ranging from $1,966.49 to $107,465.58, for animal per diem services at the University's facilities in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This contract demonstrates the University's extensive research and development capabilities across scientific and medical domains, enabling it to flexibly support the VA's specific requirements through its academic infrastructure.

The contract was awarded through a sole-source procurement, as the VA determined the University of Michigan's specialized facilities and capabilities were required to meet the agency's needs. No set-aside designations were used for this award or its associated delivery orders. The overall contract aims to provide the VA with customized research support and animal care services to advance its medical and scientific initiatives, leveraging the expertise and infrastructure of the University of Michigan as a leading U.S. public research institution.