ONRAB Oral Rabies Vaccine Baits

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is procuring oral rabies vaccine baits (ONRAB) containing human adenovirus type 5-rabies glycoprotein recombinant AdRG1.3 through a Request for Quotation under solicitation number 12639526Q0081. This is a firm fixed-price indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) commercial supply contract with a one-year period of performance from May 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027. The primary requirement is for up to 5,950,800 units of Ultralite vaccine baits, each containing 1.8±0.1 ml of vaccine at a titer not less than 10^9.5 CCID50/ml, with additional line items for freight, customs clearance/broker services, trailer drop-off, and on-site storage. Award will be made based on best value criteria including price, past performance, and technical capability in accordance with FAR Part 12.203. All quotations must be received by 5:00 p.m. CDT on March 30, 2026, and submitted via email to Amanda Barbosa at amanda.barbosa@usda.gov; all questions must also be submitted to the same contact via email only.

This acquisition is unrestricted with no small business set-aside, and ARTEMIS TECHNOLOGIES INC of Guelph, Ontario, Canada has been identified as the sole source under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Model Deviation 12.102(b), though all responsible sources may submit quotations for consideration. The contract ceiling is $9,000,000.00 with a minimum contract amount of $50,000.00, and all delivery is FOB destination to continental United States locations specified at time of order with pricing excluding import taxes or tariffs under USMCA/CUSMA compliance. The place of performance is Canada, with contract administration by USDA APHIS in Minneapolis, Minnesota and deliveries to the National Rabies Management Program in Concord, New Hampshire. The applicable NAICS code is 325414 (Biological Product Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees, and the PSC code is 6505 (Drugs and Biologicals).