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Cryopreservation Storage/Liq.Nitrogen

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1301373933Federal

Submission Closed06/01/2026, 08:00:00 PM UTC

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The Department of the Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) intends to award a contract to Charles River Laboratories in Wilmington, Delaware, for cryopreservation storage using liquid nitrogen for nine humanized mouse strains developed by NMRC's Agile Vaccine and Therapeutics (AVAT) Department Humanized Mouse Core laboratory. This contract supports NMRC’s mission to develop and test medical countermeasures aimed at preventing and treating infectious diseases to enhance warfighter readiness and performance. The procurement will be conducted on a sole-source basis, meaning it will not be open for full and open competition, although capability statements from interested parties will be considered. This requirement falls under NAICS code 112990 and will comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 Commercial Items procedures. The contracting office is located in Silver Spring, Maryland, and all potential contractors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) and possess a Unique Entity Identification Number (UEI) to be eligible for contract award. The announcement was posted on May 27, 2026, with a response deadline of June 1, 2026. The primary points of contact for this procurement are Shamai Carter and Nataki Johnson, reachable via their government email addresses.

General Info

NMRC awards sole-source contract to Charles River for cryopreservation of nine humanized mouse strains.

Agency

Department Of Defense → Naval Medical Research Center

NAICS

112990 - All Other Animal Production View NAICS

Place of Performance

Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

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Justification and Approval for Sole Source Contract - Cryopreserved Mouse Lines Maintenance

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PhaseClosed

PostedMay 27

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Response DeadlineJun 1

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Submission Closed

06/01/2026, 08:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Naval Medical Research Center

Contacts2 people available

OfficeSILVER SPRING, MD, 20910-7500, USA

Organization / Agency

Department Of Defense → Naval Medical Research Center

Office AddressSILVER SPRING, MD, 20910-7500, USA

Contacts

Shamai Carter

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Nataki JOHNSON

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Full Description

The United States Department of the Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) proposes to enter into a contract with Charles River Laboratories in Wilmington, Delaware, on a basis of other than full and open competition. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals however If interested, the Government shall consider capability statements.

NMRC's Agile Vaccine and Therapeutics (AVAT) Department Humanized Mouse Core laboratory has a critical need to cryopreserve mouse embryos of nine humanized mouse strains produced at NMRC for research to support the mission of developing and testing medical countermeasures to prevent and treat infectious diseases to enhance warfighter readiness and performance.

The NAICS code for this action is 112990. This requirement will be procured under the guidelines of FAR Part 12 Commercial Items. NMRC requires that all contractors doing business with the Acquisition Office must be registered with the Systems for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made unless the vendor is registered in Systems for Award Management. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following website: https://www.sam.gov/. In order to register with the SAM and to be eligible to receive an award from this Acquisition Office, all offers must have a Unique Entity Identification Number (UEI). A Sam.gov number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Sam.gov online at www.sam.gov or by phone at (866) 606-8220.