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Animal Feed/Bedding Procurement, Storage, & Delivery

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NIH-SS-7403072Federal

Submission Closed06/29/2026, 09:00:00 PM UTC

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NAICS: 311119

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The National Institutes of Health, through the Office of Acquisitions within the Department of Health and Human Services, is seeking information from small business concerns regarding the potential procurement of laboratory animal feed and bedding for the Building 49 Central Animal Facility in Bethesda, Maryland. This action is issued as a Small Business Sources Sought notice under solicitation number NIH-SS-7403072, posted on June 18, 2026, with responses due by June 29, 2026, at 5:00 pm EST. The contract, if awarded, will have a base year running from September 21, 2026, to September 20, 2027, with four additional one-year option periods extending through September 20, 2031. The NAICS code for this procurement is 311119, and the effort is specifically targeted toward small business participants including 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Woman-Owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. Interested parties must submit a capability statement, not to exceed seven pages, outlining their name and address, business size and type, point of contact details, Unique Entity ID, and professional qualifications relevant to the requirements, along with their Small Business Administration size standard certification. The contractor will be responsible for supplying Purina/LabDiet™ fixed-formula research diets or NIH-approved equivalents for various species, including mice, rabbits, and non-human primates, as well as hardwood, corncob, and softwood bedding equivalent to specified commercial brands. All products must meet rigorous NIH standards for feed processing, sanitation, nutrient analysis, and bedding packaging. Deliveries are required twice weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 7:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., excluding federal holidays, to the Building 49 loading dock with unloading performed by the contractor. Products must be palletized on clean, standard 48" x 40" pallets, shrink-wrapped, and not exceed 55 inches in total height. Each bag must be clearly labeled with product name, manufacturer, net weight, ingredients, manufacture date (month, day, year), and batch number, with the date visible even when stacked. No more than five percent of delivered bags may be damaged, and the contractor must replace or credit all defective items at