Notice of Intent to Award to a Single Source
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- PCA-NIAID-10846
- Agency
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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
- NAICS code
- 112990 All Other Animal Production
- Place of performance
- Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) intends to negotiate on an other-than-full-and-open competition basis with Colorado State University, Laboratory Animal Resources for care and maintenance of the NIH/NIAID Jamaican Fruit Bat colony, with a deadline for interested vendors to submit capability statements by 12:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time on September 04, 2026.
This is a Notice of Intent to Award to a Single Source, not a request for proposal. NIAID asserts that Colorado State University is the sole responsible source under 41 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) because it is the owner and developer of the required services and the only source that can fully meet Government requirements. The Government will consider capability statements from other vendors solely to determine whether to conduct the procurement on a competitive basis; a decision not to compete remains within Government discretion.
Performance occurs at CSU's Laboratory Animal Resources facility located at 3185 Rampart Road, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521. The contract period runs from September 16, 2026 to September 15, 2027. CSU must house, breed, and maintain approximately 600 bats to provide approximately 150 research-aged animals to Rocky Mountain Laboratories annually across up to three separate shipments. The colony must comply with the Animal Welfare Act, AAALAC standards, PHS policy guidelines, and USDA regulations. Deliverables include daily husbandry and veterinary services on a per diem basis, preparation and transportation of up to three annual shipments to Hamilton, Montana in USDA and IATA-compliant crates, and annual physical examinations and colony assessments under direction of the CSU Attending Veterinarian.
Interested vendors may submit capability statements including past performance via email to Christine Biser at ChristineBi@mail.nih.gov, referencing "NOI-PCA-NIAID-10846."
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE NIH/NIAID JAMAICAN FRUIT BAT COLONY
This is a Notice of Intent (NOI), not a request for proposal. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) intends to negotiate on an other-than-full-and-open competition basis with Colorado State University, Laboratory Animal Resources, 3185 Rampart Road, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA. for the following services: Care and Maintenance of the NIH/NIAID Jamaican Fruit Bat colony
While this pre-solicitation does not constitute a solicitation, interested vendors may identify their interest and capability to satisfy this requirement. The Government understands that Colorado State University is the owner, and developer of the required services currently being utilized by NIAID per compatibility requirements. However, vendors who believe that they can provide the capability required to fully meet the Government's requirement may submit a capabilities statement, including past performance, in writing to the identified point of contact prior to the closing date and time of this notice. Such documentation shall be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement by referencing "NOI-PCA-NIAID-10846." The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by FAR Overhaul 6.103-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.
All responsible sources that could provide comparable services may submit a capability statement via email to Christine Biser at:
ChristineBi@mail.nih.gov by 12:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time, Friday, September Monday, September 04, 2026.
Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). All responses received by the closing date of this Notice of Intent will be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to Christine Biser at ChristineBi@mail.nih.gov.
Attachment: SOW
Update #1 ·
This is a Notice of Intent (NOI), not a request for proposal. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) intends to negotiate on an other-than-full-and-open competition basis with Colorado State University, Laboratory Animal Resources, 3185 Rampart Road, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA. for the following services: Care and Maintenance of the NIH/NIAID Jamaican Fruit Bat colony
While this pre-solicitation does not constitute a solicitation, interested vendors may identify their interest and capability to satisfy this requirement. The Government understands that Colorado State University is the owner, and developer of the required services currently being utilized by NIAID per compatibility requirements. However, vendors who believe that they can provide the capability required to fully meet the Government's requirement may submit a capabilities statement, including past performance, in writing to the identified point of contact prior to the closing date and time of this notice. Such documentation shall be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement by referencing "NOI-PCA-NIAID-10846." The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by FAR Overhaul 6.103-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.
All responsible sources that could provide comparable services may submit a capability statement via email to Christine Biser at:
ChristineBi@mail.nih.gov by 12:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time, Friday, September Monday, September 04, 2026.
Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). All responses received by the closing date of this Notice of Intent will be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to Christine Biser at ChristineBi@mail.nih.gov.
Attachment: SOW
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SOW.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Notice of Intent to Award to a Single Source | Special Notice | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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