ORV Baits - Intent to Sole Source

The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is pursuing a sole-source, firm-fixed-price Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Boehringer-Ingelheim Animal Health USA, Inc. for the procurement of Oral Rabies Vaccine (ORV) baits. This acquisition supports the Wildlife Services National Rabies Management Program in its ongoing efforts to control and eliminate rabies in wildlife. The contract is valued at an estimated $13,410,250.00 with a performance period spanning 36 months from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2027. The required products are RABORAL V-RG live recombinant vaccines, provided in two licensed formats: coated sachet (128370) and fishmeal polymer (128425). The award is justified under FAR 6.302-1 as Boehringer-Ingelheim is currently the only licensed provider of these high-volume vaccine baits in the United States. The agency has determined that awarding to any other source or failing to secure the baits would pose a catastrophic risk to over 25 years of rabies control progress and create undue public health exposure. While the contractor is based in Athens, Georgia, the official place of performance is listed as Duluth, Georgia. The contract will be funded through Rabies Appropriated funds, with potential additional funding from the Commodity Credit Corporation or INLAR.