NCI OA Special Notice of Subcontract Opportunity at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
Closed Special Notice Posted
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National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Cancer Institute has published a Special Notice announcing a subcontract opportunity at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNLCR) operated by Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. This informational notice is not a formal solicitation but serves to publicize requirements for laboratory animal support services related to malaria vaccine research. The FNLCR is a Government-Owned Contractor-Operated Federally Funded Research and Development Center located at Fort Detrick, Maryland, that partners with university, government, and corporate scientists to advance cancer and AIDS research. The facility operates under Prime Contract Numbers 75N91019D00024 and HHSN261201500003I, providing Operations and Technical Support for the National Cancer Institute. The point of contact for this specific opportunity is Cody Wenner at cody.wenner@nih.gov.
The Special Notice seeks a subcontractor to provide laboratory animal husbandry and technical support services for a malaria vaccine immunogenicity study focused on developing an improved RH5-based vaccine through a structure-based approach. The associated Request for Proposal S25-104 requires services for three vaccine experiments involving 156 female Wistar or Sprague-Dawley rats, with a firm-fixed-price contract structure and performance period up to 12 months. Proposals are due by 4:00 PM EST on July 9, 2025, and will be evaluated based on technical approach, team qualifications, experience, project management, and cost reasonableness. The subcontractor must independently provide management oversight, animal procurement, vaccine administration, blood collection, and comprehensive reporting services while ensuring proper animal care and humane treatment. Interested parties are advised to monitor the FNLCR website at https://frederick.cancer.gov/workwithus/solicitations for additional business opportunities, and any submissions become government property without liability for reimbursement.
Notice text
This Special Notice is not a formal Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor any type of Solicitation for offers. In accordance with FAR 15.201(d), this Special Notice is intended FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY in order to publicize the requirements of the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNLCR).
The FNLCR is a Government-Owned Contractor-Operated Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) located at Fort Detrick, Maryland. The FNLCR partners with university, Government, and corporate scientists to speed the translation of laboratory research into new diagnostic tests and treatments for cancer and AIDS. FNLCR is a multi-program laboratory currently operated by Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. (Leidos Biomed) for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) under Prime Contract No. 75N91019D00024 & HHSN261201500003I, which provides Operations and Technical Support (OTS) for the FNLCR.
The Government assumes no liability for reimbursement for any effort or associated costs to respond, nor for any information provided as a result of this Special Notice as no information is being requested. Please be advised that any submissions provided, despite that no information is requested, become Government property and will not be returned, nor will there be any ensuing discussions or debriefings.
Responses submitted to this Special Notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor this site and any sites referenced herein for additional information pertaining to business opportunities with the FNLCR, if any.
In this study, we propose to design a better RH5-based vaccine by a structure-based approach. Independently, and not as an agent of the Government, the Subcontractor shall furnish the necessary management oversight and personnel for the performance of laboratory animal support services. The Subcontractor will be responsible for providing husbandry and technical support services required for the proper care, use and humane treatment of laboratory animals in their respective contract facility.
Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. Point of Contact for a copy of Solicitation/RFP No: S25-104:
Cody Wenner at cody.wenner@nih.gov
For information concerning other opportunities with the FNLCR, please refer to:
https://frederick.cancer.gov/workwithus/solicitations
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| Opportunity | Agency | Set-aside | Responses due |
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| NCI OA Special Notice of Subcontract Opportunity at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research” | National Cancer Institute | No set-aside |
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