Laboratory Animal Feed, Bedding, Produce, Enrichment, and Related Dry Goods

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate a contract with Animal Specialties and Provisions, LLC (ASP) for the provision of laboratory animal feed, bedding, produce, enrichment, and related dry goods. The contractor must provide all labor, materials, transportation, logistics, and quality control necessary to supply and deliver these goods to multiple NIH animal research facilities. The products must meet strict quality, nutritional, traceability, and contamination control standards. Some key aspects of the job include: • Providing standard rodent chow, specialty research diets, nonhuman primate chow and biscuits, rabbit diets, and agricultural species diets • Supplying bedding materials, fresh produce, and enrichment feed items • Ensuring compliance with applicable animal care regulations and accreditation standards • Delivering products to the specified location in Bethesda, MD