About this opportunity
AI summaryThe National Institutes of Health, Office of Acquisitions, is issuing a small business sources sought notice to assess the availability and capabilities of qualified small business concerns to supply animal bedding for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The selected contractor must manufacture, store, and deliver finished bedding product in truckloads of approximately 1,300 25-lb bags on shrink-wrapped pallets, while also providing composite quality assurance samples and chemical contaminant testing results prior to shipment approval. Only small business concerns are eligible to submit capability statements for this market research effort. Interested vendors must email a complete capability statement of no more than seven pages to Lynda Cole at [email protected] by November 6, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. EST, referencing notice number PCA-NIEHS-10698. The anticipated contract period of performance spans five years, consisting of a one-year base period from June 16, 2027, to June 15, 2032, plus four additional ordering periods.
Scope of work
- Supply and delivery of standard commercial laboratory animal hardwood bedding
- Delivery of single truckload orders of approximately 1,300 bags on 52 pallets
- Manufacture of three tractor-trailer load batches in single production runs
- Provision of composite bedding samples for government microbial testing
- Independent chemical contaminant testing and submission of certification results
Minimum qualifications
- Small business concern under applicable SBA size standards
- Manufacturing and storage facilities free of pests with an Integrated Pest Management program
- Facilities and apparatus not used for manufacturing or storing prohibited chemicals or additives
- Ability to supply raw beech, birch, or maple hardwood bedding meeting specific particle size and moisture criteria
Documents to include with your response
- Capability statement (maximum 7 pages)
- Name, address, and size/type of business
- Point of contact details and UEI number
- Professional qualifications of experts and technical personnel
Key dates
- Capability statements due
- Friday, November 6, 2026 @ 2:00 p.m. EST
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit capability statements via email to Lynda Cole referencing notice number PCA-NIEHS-10698. Statements must not exceed 7 pages.
Contract details
- Term
- June 16, 2027 through June 15, 2032 (one base year plus 4 ordering periods)
- Set-aside / preference
- Small Business
- Place of performance
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Warehouse, Bldg. 104, South Campus, 111 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- PCA-NIEHS-10698
- Agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Buying office
- National Institutes of Health › National Institutes of Health Olao
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Nov 6, 2026, 2:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 28, 2026
- NAICS
- 321999 · All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing
- Product/service code
- 5510
- Place of performance
- Durham, NC, 27709
- Contracting contact
- Lynda Cole
lynda.cole@nih.gov
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.
Recent similar awards: Department of Health and Human Services, NAICS 321999
| Vendor and award | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| ENVIGO RMS LLC75N98026F00001 · NIEHS - SANI-CHIP BEDDING - SEVERABLE | $39,078 | Jun 15, 2027 |
| ENVIGO RMS LLC75N96026F00001 · DELIVERY ORDER IS FOR 3 SEPARATE SHIPMENTS AT 6-8 WEEK INTERVALS. EACH SHIPMENT IS 1,300 B | $37,830 | Jun 15, 2027 |
Top vendors in this category: Department of Health and Human Services, NAICS 321999, since Oct 1, 2024
11 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. ENVIGO RMS LLC$137.2K
- 2. LAB ANIMAL SUPPLIES INC.$12,215
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.