Female Mice (Mus Musculus) 19-25 grams in weight

The United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) Wildlife Services program is seeking to procure live female mice (Mus musculus) weighing 19-25 grams for brown tree snake population management operations in Guam. The solicitation requests approximately 8,400 healthy adult female mice annually, preferably outbred Swiss Webster strain, to be used as lures in snake trap chambers for controlling invasive brown tree snake populations. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and demonstrate capability to deliver live animals that can survive in tropical field conditions for up to one year. The evaluation will be based on technical capability, delivery timeframe, past performance, and price, with proposals structured as a firm fixed-price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The solicitation was posted on July 3, 2025, with quotes due by August 1, 2025, at 10:00 AM Mountain Time, and the procurement is subject to Buy American Clause requirements limiting suppliers to the United States and Canada.

This opportunity is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 112990 (All Other Animal Production), with no incumbent contractors identified in the available documentation. The contract structure includes a base period of 12 months with four possible 12-month option periods, creating a potential 5-year agreement with a total contract ceiling of $1,000,000 and an estimated total value of $2.75 million. Deliveries will occur quarterly with a minimum order quantity of 420 mice per shipment, delivered FOB Destination to the USDA APHIS Wildlife Services facility in Barrigada, Guam, with shipping costs reimbursed at actual cost. The solicitation indicates that actual delivery quantities may vary based on field mortality rates, with the first potential delivery scheduled for September 2025 and an expected 840 mice delivery total for 2025, contingent on operational field requirements.