Indefinite Delivery Contract 75N93020D00007

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, awarded a $146,300,000 Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) titled "Simian Vaccine Evaluation Units" to The Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund, doing business as Tulane University. The contract provides comprehensive scientific services, including animal studies, product manufacturing, and specialized support, to advance NIAID's mission of understanding, preventing, and treating infectious diseases. The IDC has a 7-year ordering period and encompasses four primary task areas: small animal models, non-human primate models, animal replacement and non-traditional animal models, and generation and distribution of specialized reagents. Several fixed-price delivery orders have been issued under this IDC, valued up to $6.5 million, for conducting specific preclinical research studies, coordinating non-human primate studies for COVID-19 countermeasures, and providing administrative and technical support services. Tulane University, a private non-profit research university, is performing the contracted work at its facilities in New Orleans, Louisiana without any set-aside designations.