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Animal Feed and Bedding Supplies Sought Notice # PCA-NINDS-07181
Contracting Office Address Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Acquisitions, OA Office of the Director, OD 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD, 20892.
Introduction This is a notice issued on behalf of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Acquisitions, OA Office of the Director, OD, DHHS, UNITED STATES. This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this Sources Sought is to seek the availability and capability of small business concerns, including 8(a) small business and/or small qualified small business concerns [including Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), Woman-owned Small Businesses (WOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Small Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB] that are interested in and capable of performing the work described in the statement of work. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible.
Background The purpose of this acquisition is to procure animal feed, bedding, enrichment and housing supplies tailored to research protocol specifications for the rodent colonies housed in the NIH Building 35/35A Shared Animal Facility (SAF) and the NINDS rodent colonies housed in the Building 10 ACRF. Timely delivery and product quality management, particularly pest and mold control, are imperative. To ensure animal welfare and compliance with research protocols, brand-name-only feed and bedding supplies are mandatory.
This is an Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ)/Requirements-type acquisition for which the government may consider making up to two (2) awards among vendors able to provide at least four (4) of the required items, if use of multiple awards is determined to provide best value.
STATEMENT OF NEED:
| Item No. |
| Supply |
| Manufacturer |
| Unit |
| Minimum Quantity |
| Maximum Quantity |
| 1 |
| LabDiet 5L8F (5LL2 + 4% binder) |
Prolab RMH 1800B
| Purina |
| 33 lb. bag |
| 4,860 |
| 8,100 |
(Autoclavable Version of 5LL2)
| 3 |
| LabDiet 5053 (Irradiated) |
PicoLab Rodent Diet 20
Mouse Diet (Breeder Chow)
| Purina |
| 50 lb. bag |
| 115 |
| 195 |
| 5 |
| LabDiet 5058 (Irradiated) |
PicoLab Mouse Diet 20
96-2 oz. cups per case
96-2 oz. cups per case
55-8 oz pouches per case
3,600 -2” squares per case
6000 per case
| 11 |
| Enviro-Dri |
| Shepherd Specialty Papers |
| 25 lb. Carton |
| 150 |
| 225 |
| 12 |
| Bed-o’-Cobs 1/4”, Autoclavable AND4AB |
| The Anderson's Inc. |
| 1.25 cu. Ft. bag |
| 125 |
| 210 |
| 13 |
| Sani Chip 2.2 cu ft |
| PJ Murphy |
| 2.2 cu ft bag |
| 900 |
| 1,560 |
| 14 |
| Sani Chip 55 cu ft |
| PJ Murphy |
| 55 cu. ft. bulk bag |
| 180 |
| 300 |
| 15 |
| Alpha-Dri Plus (18 lbs) |
| Shepherd Specialty Papers |
| 18 lb Bag |
| 75 |
| 5,000 |
| 16 |
| Alpha-Dri Plus Bulk Bag |
| Shepherd Specialty Papers |
| 700 LB Bulk Bag |
| 10 |
| 140 |
| 17 |
| Innovive Mouse Cage Bottoms w/corn cob 1/8" bedding, |
M-BTM-C8, 100/Case
| 18 |
| Innovive Mouse Cage Bottoms w/ALPHA-dri Plus |
M-BTM-AD+, 100/Case
| 19 |
| Innovive Mouse Filter Tops |
MVX2, 100/Case
| 20 |
| Innovive Mouse Feed Trays, |
M-FEED-P, 100/Case
| 21 |
| Innovive Water Bottles, 300mL, Chlorinated, M-WB-300C-S, 924/small pallet |
| Innovive |
| Pallet |
| 1 |
| 3 |
| 22 |
| Innovive Water Bottles, 300mL, Acidified, M-WB-300A-S, 924/small pallet |
| Innovive |
| Pallet |
| 1 |
| 3 |
| 23 |
| Innovive Water Bottle Gasket stickers, BSL Gasket, 1000/Roll |
| Innovive |
| Roll |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 24 |
| Innovive Cage Card Holders, |
CRD-HLD-H, 100/Case
| 25 |
| Innovive Rat Cage Bottoms w/ALPHA-dri |
R-BTM-H-AD, 100/Case
| 26 |
| Innovive Rat Filter Tops IVC Dual Filter, RVX62, 100/Case |
| Innovive |
| Case |
| 3 |
| 15 |
| 27 |
| Innovive Rat Feed Trays |
R-FEED-U, 100/Case
| 28 |
| Innovive Rat Water Bottle, 850mL, Chlorinated, R-WB-850C-S, 360/small pallet |
| Innovive |
| Pallet |
| 1 |
| 10 |
| 29 |
| Innovive Rat Water Bottle, 850mL, Acidified, R-WB-850A-S, 360/small pallet |
| Innovive |
| Pallet |
| 1 |
| 10 |
| 30 |
| Water Bottle Protector |
R-WBP
Capability Statement Small business concerns that believe they possess the capabilities necessary to undertake this work should submit complete documentation of their capabilities to the Contracting Officer. The capability statement should include 1)Name and address of the vendor, 2) Size and type of business, 3) Point of contact with the name, title, phone, fax, and email, 4) UEI number. 5) the professional qualifications of experts, and technical personnel as it relates to the above outlined requirements, any other information considered relevant to this service. The capability statement must not exceed 7 pages. Interested small business organizations are required to identify their size standards in accordance with the Small Business Administration. The government requests that no proprietary or confidential business data be submitted in a response to this notice. However, responses that indicate the information therein is proprietary will be properly safeguarded for Government use only. Capability statements must include the name and telephone numbers of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to this market survey that do not provide sufficient information for evaluation will be considered non-responsive. When submitting this information, please reference the solicitation notice number.
Point of Contact:
Lynda Cole, Contract Specialist, Office of the Director, OD, Lynda.cole@nih.gov.
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Acquisition, Office of the Director, 6701 Rockledge Dr., Bethesda, MD 20892, USA Submission Instructions:
Interested parties shall submit capability statements via email to Lynda Cole at Lynda.cole@nih.gov. Due Friday, June 12, 2026 @ 7:00 a.m. EST.
All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered.
This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to provide the item. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.
