Notice intent to Sole Source - WILDLIFE DISEASE
Closed Special Notice Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 140F0S26Q0003
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- PSC
- Q301 Reference Laboratory Testing
- Points of contact
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- Robert Sung robert_sung@fws.gov (503) 872-2825
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has published a Notice of Intent for Sole Source Award to the University of Georgia for a five-year contract focused on wildlife disease diagnostics and field and laboratory investigations. This special notice, posted on December 12, 2025, indicates the agency's intention to award the contract exclusively to the University of Georgia's Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study (SCWDS) program. The sole source justification is based on SCWDS's unique capabilities and 60-year history of serving state and federal wildlife agencies in the southeastern region. The Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that no other institution possesses comparable scientific expertise in wildlife disease diagnostics, research, and training services. The contract is classified under NAICS 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services) and PSC Q301 (Reference Laboratory Testing).
The primary objective of this contract is to secure comprehensive wildlife disease diagnostic services, field and laboratory investigation capabilities, and specialized training for federal and state wildlife agencies. Interested parties must respond by the December 23, 2025 deadline to this notice of intent, which provides an opportunity for other qualified entities to demonstrate their capabilities before the sole source award is finalized. The University of Georgia's SCWDS is being selected based on its demonstrated expertise in wildlife disease diagnostics, pathology, immunohistochemistry, microbiology, molecular diagnostics, pathogen ecology research, and personnel training—services that would otherwise require coordination among multiple disparate institutions at significantly higher cost and complexity. The Fish and Wildlife Service has historically received excellent results from SCWDS, including the identification of novel disease pathogens with significant implications for wildlife management and public health. This five-year contract will provide ongoing support to both the Service's Avian Health and Disease Program and Wildlife Health office.
Notice text
Notice of Intent for Sole Source Award: The US Fish and Wildlife Service intends to award a sole source requirement to UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA for a 5 year contract for: disease diagnostics and field and laboratory investigations.
The diversity of wildlife diagnostic, training and research services provided by the UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study (SWCDS)) in support of state and federal wildlife agencies would require multiple other institutions of comparable scientific capability to achieve the same scope of work. While many animal disease diagnostic laboratories possess a subset of the diagnostic capabilities equivalent to that available at SCWDS - including such areas of specialty as pathology, immunohistochemistry, microbiology and molecular diagnostics -- no other laboratory serving the southeastern US possesses such research, training and diagnostic expertise in wildlife. Disease often presents differently in wildlife than in domestic animals, and it would be cost prohibitive and burdensome for the Government to find and attempt to patch together similar but disparate and uncoordinated services from the multiple additional institutions needed to otherwise accomplish the required scope of work. SCWDS has expertise and a 60 year history serving state and federal wildlife agencies in wildlife disease diagnostics, field wildlife morbidity and mortality investigations, research to identify and describe the ecology of pathogens in wildlife, course development and training for field personnel. SCWDS is the only laboratory of its kind located in the southeastern United States, and its program is not duplicated by any existing State or Federal Laboratory or Agency operating in the region. Both the Service’s Avian Health and Disease Program and the Wildlife Health office have historically received support from this laboratory in the past with excellent results, including the identification of new disease pathogens with significant impact to wildlife. As zoonotic diseases are increasingly transmitted to humans, the comprehensive services provided by SCWDS will uniquely allow the FWS Wildlife Health office to expand support to Refuges and other Program.
If you disagree with this sole source, you may submit your argument and a statement of capability to provide power for this requirement for consideration.
Responses are due No Later Than 10:00 AM (Pacific Time) on 23 DEC 2025. Questions may be addressed to Robert Sung, Contracting Officer, E-Mail: robert_sung@fws.gov
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| CO-ntrl resrcs prgm CTR wildlife disease | Award Notice | |
| Ntrl resrcs prgm CTR - wildlife disease | Solicitation | |
| Sources sought, WILDLIFE DISEASE Support Services | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Notice intent to Sole Source - WILDLIFE DISEASE | Special Notice |
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