Animal Care and Laboratory Support Services to the Vaccine Research Center (RFQ) Bethesda

Provide animal care and laboratory support services to the vaccine research center. The project requirements include comprehensive housing, care, and technical support for Non-Human Primates (NHPs) essential to vaccine and therapeutic development. The Contractor will be required to deliver all necessary services, qualified personnel, materials, equipment, and facilities, including those capable of handling up to 500 NHPs annually. Key technical requirements include providing Biosafety Level-2 (BSL-2) and Biosafety Level-3 (BSL-3) animal holding facilities, with specialized capabilities such as a dedicated Tuberculosis (TB) suite equipped with GFE PET/CT scanning for ABSL-3 level studies. The Contractor must ensure strict adherence to NIH and federal animal care and biosafety standards. Deliverables include regular reports on animal care, veterinary services, and technical procedures, as well as detailed records of all activities conducted under the contract. Of particular importance is the maintenance of a secure and compliant environment, ensuring the humane treatment of NHPs, and the capability to support long-term and high-containment infectious disease studies. See attached file. | Secondary Contact Name Ashley Kinderdine ; Email ashley.kinderdine@nih.gov ; Phone 2406695154 This solicitation has some or all Federal funding, additional requirements may apply.