Blue Line Cage Bottoms and Cagewash Logistics Equipment

The National Institutes of Health, through the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare within the Department of Health and Human Services, is pursuing a sole-source acquisition under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Blue Line Cage Bottoms and Cagewash Logistics Equipment, with a maximum estimated value of $350,000. The solicitation, identified by number 75N98026Q00666, is a presolicitation notice issued to inform potential vendors of the government’s intent to award a contract without full and open competition to Tecniplast USA Inc, due to the proprietary nature of the required equipment. The procurement seeks to replace worn and broken mouse cage bottoms and acquire compatible logistics equipment—including water bottle trolleys, crates, and presentation racks—for the Shared Animal Facility in Building 35 at the Porter Neuroscience Research Center in Bethesda, Maryland. All items must be fully interoperable with existing Tecniplast 1145T Blue Line mouse cages and water delivery systems, ensuring seamless integration into current operational workflows. The acquisition is conducted under Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-99-1 and is exempt from competition requirements under FAR Part 6, as permitted under Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1) for single-source sourcing. Interested parties must submit a technical proposal, cost-price proposal, period of performance, Unique Entity ID, Taxpayer Identification Number, and business size certification by June 29, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, electronically to Luz Casey at luz.casey@nih.gov; fax submissions are not accepted. All offerors must maintain an active SAM registration and comply with the NAICS code 334516, which carries a size standard of 1,000 employees. There are no specified packaging, inspection, or administrative data requirements at this pre-solicitation stage, and no firm pricing or delivery schedule has been established.