Supplies and Maintenance for Tecniplast Individually Ventilated Caging (IVC) Systems
ID: 2025-NIH-0001Type: Presolicitation
Overview

Buyer

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OFNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTHNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH NIEHSMORRISVILLE, NC, 27560, USA

NAICS

All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing (339999)

PSC

LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (6640)

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https://sam.gov/opp/a70a6416596544de976b6c297d91a3c8/view
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    The National Institutes of Health (NIH), specifically the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), intends to award a sole source contract to Tecniplast USA for the supply and maintenance of Individually Ventilated Caging (IVC) systems. This procurement is essential for the continued operation of the NIEHS, which currently manages approximately 40,000 rodents in 17,500 cages, requiring specific replacement parts and consumables that are unique to Tecniplast's systems. The contract is anticipated to span five years, starting March 22, 2026, with the current contract set to expire on March 21, 2026. Interested parties may submit a capabilities statement to Trevor Worthy at trevor.worthy@nih.gov, as this is not a request for competitive proposals.

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    Trevor Worthy
    trevor.worthy@nih.gov
    Erica Kitzmiller
    erica.kitzmiller@nih.gov
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