The National Institutes of Health National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases awarded multiple delivery orders against an Indefinite Delivery Contract to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to support the Simian Vaccine Evaluation Units program. The orders provide for administrative support, nonhuman primate maintenance in ABSL2 and ABSL2/3 facilities, conducting vaccine studies, and operation of a 500-550 nonhuman primate breeding colony. Performance will take place in Lafayette, Louisiana over a seven-year period from April 2020 through March 2027. The total potential value across all orders is approximately $66 million.
The original solicitation sought proposals to support preclinical evaluation of HIV/AIDS vaccines and prevention strategies through conducting studies in nonhuman primates. Offerors were required to demonstrate capabilities for administrative support, nonhuman primate maintenance, conducting studies, or operating a breeding colony. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases intended to award multiple ID/IQ contracts for a seven-year base period to support vaccine development efforts through nonhuman primate research.
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