Animal Care and Laboratory Support Services to the Vaccine Research Center Description Introduction This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources, including small and small disadvantaged businesses, to perform a potential RD service requirement. Background As part of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Vaccine Research Center (VRC) Non-Human Primate (NHP) Program has played an active role in vaccine and therapeutic development for infectious diseases including global killers such as human immunodeficiency virus acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV AIDS) and tuberculosis, emerging and re-emerging health threats such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza virus, Zika virus, chikungunya virus, West Nile virus, and Coronaviruses such as COVID-19 and middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV); and “deliberately emerging” threats from potential agents of bioterrorism such as smallpox virus. Since 2001, the VRC Non-Human Primate (NHP) Program has utilized a series of contracts, consistently advancing the VRC's mission to develop medical countermeasures. The program operates with VRC government-owned NHPs housed at a contractor-operated, AAALAC-accredited facility capable of accommodating over 600 NHPs, which supports ABSL2 and ABSL3 research protocols. This contract includes comprehensive colony management, health monitoring, and the provision of skilled personnel, including scientific staff, to facilitate critical research efforts. The program supports a broad spectrum of research activities, including specimen collection, testing, and regulatory support, as well as study coordination. The incumbent contract \ 75N93019C00069, with Bioqual, Inc., was selected through a competitive negotiated acquisition, effective from September 2019 through Sep... HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 6011 EXECUTIVE BLVD., SUITE 503L, BETHESDA , MD 20892, USA Primary Point of Contact: Lynda Cole, lynda.cole@nih.gov, Phone Number 3014027220 kim.brookens@nih.gov Tender Notice International Competitive Bidding 75N93025R00001 United States of America GT-108710143