Laboratory animal sample testing
Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- HT942525DE008
- Awardee
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VRL Maryland LLC UEI KHWUP323EVJ1
- Awarding agency
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Defense Health Agency
Department of Defense
- Task orders
- 1 $464 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Research Animal Colony Health Testing Solicitation · HT942525RE020 · Posted Aug 22, 2025
- Combined order value
- $464 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 22% complete
- IDV ceiling <1% used
- $600,921.00
- Maximum order
- $250,000.00
- Award type
- Single award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Competed under SAP · 2 offers Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
The Defense Health Agency awarded a Total Small Business single-award IDIQ to VRL Maryland LLC on September 30, 2025, with a contract ceiling of $600,921.00 and a completion date of September 29, 2030.
The contract supports comprehensive animal health testing services for research animal colonies at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Work encompasses serology, PCR, microbiology, parasitology, necropsy, histopathology, and environmental sample testing across more than 20 animal species used in medical research. The solicitation (HT9425-25-R-E020) was posted August 22, 2025, with a deadline of September 5, 2025, and called for firm fixed pricing with 100% compliance to detailed testing requirements and legible reports submitted within timeframes ranging from 48 hours to 21 days depending on test type. Evaluation used a best-value trade-off favoring Technical Approach, Past Performance, and Price in descending order of importance.
VRL Maryland LLC is a self-certified small disadvantaged business providing laboratory animal diagnostic testing and sentinel biological sample testing services to federal biomedical research institutions. Place of performance includes Fort Detrick, Maryland, with Montgomery Village, Maryland as an operational testing location.
The contract structure includes a guaranteed minimum order of $25,000, with orders under that amount placed via government purchase card and larger orders issued as written delivery orders. Workload runs approximately 120 sample submissions monthly with seasonal variation. A delivery order issued July 22, 2026, totaled $463.00 for animal laboratory testing for medical research, with completion by September 30, 2026.
Task orders
| Task order | Ordering agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal laboratory testing for medical research | Defense Health Agency | $464 |
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $0 |
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract HT942525DE008?
HT942525DE008 was awarded to VRL Maryland LLC by Defense Health Agency (Department of Defense) on September 30, 2025.
How much is contract HT942525DE008 worth?
Orders under HT942525DE008 have obligated $464. HT942525DE008's own ceiling is $600,921. A single order can be worth up to $250,000.
How many orders have been placed under contract HT942525DE008?
1 order has been placed under HT942525DE008, the latest on July 22, 2026.
Who can order from contract HT942525DE008?
HT942525DE008 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Was contract HT942525DE008 competed?
The extent of competition for HT942525DE008 was competed under sap. The government received 2 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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