RABORAL V-RG Wildlife Baits

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)/Wildlife Services (WS), National Rabies Management Program in Concord, NH, intends to award a sole-source contract to Boehinger-Ingelheim Animal Health, for the supply  of  the  oral rabies vaccine wildlife baits.  WS proposes to purchase up to 750,000 RABORAL V-RG fish meal polymer baits and an estimated 7,000,000 RABORAL V-RG coated sachets baits during 2021-2022 season.   This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 and 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1).

Wildlife Services proposes to purchase two types of baits containing oral rabies vaccine: fishmeal polymer, and coated sachet baits.  The only oral rabies vaccine baits fully licensed available for use in the United States by USDA or other appropriate federal, state or county agencies are the coated sachet (2315-01), and fishmeal polymer (2316R-01), all of which are manufactured under the product name RABORAL V-RG®  by Boehinger-Ingelheim Animal Health USA, Inc., Athens, Georgia.  The oral vaccine contained in all bait types is the same, a live recombinant that uses attenuated Vaccinia (V) virus to vector the rabies glycoprotein (RG) gene. 

This is not a request for competitive proposals.  No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored.  However, if a firm believes it can meet the requirements it must furnish information about its product to the Contract Specialist listed on this notice by 4 p.m. central on the closing date of this notice.  Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement.  The NAICS code for this acquisition is 325414 - Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing, and the small business size standard is 500 Employees.

Responses received after the response date or without the required information will not be considered. Capability statements may be sent via email: Jason.l.wilking@usda.gov.