NM dexter fish aquatic animal disease testing

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service seeks laboratory testing and diagnostic services for aquatic animal diseases supporting the Southwestern Fish Health Unit in Dexter, New Mexico, with proposals due August 26, 2026. The procurement is a women-owned small business (WOSB) set-aside structured as a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement with a period of performance from September 15, 2026, through September 14, 2031.

Place of performance is the Southwestern Fish Health Unit at 7116 Hatchery Road, Dexter, New Mexico. The contractor must provide laboratory testing and diagnostic services for aquatic animal samples from federal and tribal hatcheries in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Testing scope includes viral diagnostics via cell culture (IPNV, IHNV, VHSV on EPC, CHSE, and BF-2 cells with approximately 784 pooled tissue samples annually), bacterial culture for Aeromonas salmonicida and Yersinia ruckeri (55 annual inspections) and Flavobacteria species (60 annual inspections) with antibiotic sensitivity testing, Myxobolus cerebralis detection via pepsin/trypsin digest (252 annual samples), Renibacterium salmoninarum detection through FAT and ELISA testing (836 annual samples), and PCR-based testing for Ceratonova shasta, Nucleospora, and WSIV (80 annual tests). Services also include diagnostic clinical studies using virology, bacteriology, parasitology, and histopathology (20 cases with 1–3 fish annually), and consultation services. All testing must comply with AFS-FHS Blue Book methodologies and operate under ISO 17025 or AAVLD accreditation. The contractor must provide custom IT support including customized accession forms, internet-accessible results, and data exports compatible with the FWS National Wild Fish Health Survey database. Laboratory accessibility is required Monday–Friday 8:00 AM–4:30 PM with emergency Friday–Saturday services. NAICS code is 541940, Veterinary Services; PSC is Q301, Reference Laboratory Testing. The maximum amount per BPA call is $2,500 with no minimum. Evaluation is weighted: Experience 30 points, Capability 40 points, Personnel 30 points. Amendment 0001, posted August 6, attaches an estimate of testing numbers spreadsheet; offerors must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to submission.