Specialty Filter Screen Production for Animal Boxes

The contract pertains to the manufacture of specialized integrated safety filter screens designed for use in animal transport boxes, utilizing ABS-styrene frames and laminated electrostatically enhanced filter paper to ensure optimal air filtration and animal safety. The work requires precision fabrication techniques to meet stringent performance standards, with the final product intended for environments where contamination control and animal welfare are critical. All manufacturing must comply with the technical specifications implied by the material choices and intended application, ensuring durability, filtration efficiency, and compatibility with standard transport box designs. This is a total small business set-aside subcontract under NAICS code 326199, restricted exclusively to small business concerns as defined by the SBA. The solicitation was posted on May 4, 2026, with responses due by May 8, 2026, at 5:00 PM. The performance location is specified as Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20877, and the contract is administered by the National Institutes of Health under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Only eligible small businesses may submit proposals, and all production activities must be conducted in accordance with federal subcontracting guidelines and quality requirements governing medical and biological transport applications.