The United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) has a requirement in support of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) to purchase small laboratory research animals (ferrets) to support basic research and Good Laboratory Practices/Food and Drug Administration (GLP/FDA) studies. These animals may be used in conditions ranging from Animal Biosafety Level 2 (ABSL-2) through Animal Biosafety Level 4 (ABSL-4).

The Government intends to award a single Blanket Purchase Agreements with a period of performance of a five(5) year ordering period.

This is an Unrestricted Competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 112990 and the size standard is tiny_mce_marker.75 Million. BPA award is estimated on or about August 2016.

In order to continue to be a world renown research facility, these ferrets need to be provided by reputable, Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International(AAALAC) accredited vendors and in good health and free of disease. Furthermore, these AAALAC accredited vendors should have a record of providing these types of products for greater than five (5) years to ensure the operation has provided a quality product.

Those interested in obtaining the solicitation can access it at the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov and search for solicitation W81XWH-16-R-0043. Requests made by phone will not be accepted. No solicitations will be provided by hard copy, fax, or e-mail. All offerors are responsible for checking for amendments to the solicitation from the Internet. The Government is not responsible for any loss of internet connectivity or for an Offeror's inability to access the documents posted at the referenced website.

To be eligible for an award or payment from any DoD activity, offerors must provide registration information to the System for Award Management (SAM). All Offerors must be registered prior to receiving an award. Registration instructions may be obtained, and online registration may be accomplished at www.sam.gov. This includes the online representations and certifications located within SAM.

The point of contact for this action is Rudolph Spencer at [email protected].

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