ONRAB Oral Rabies Vaccine Baits

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking a contractor to provide ONRAB oral rabies vaccine baits. The contractor will be responsible for delivering the baits to specified locations within the continental United States. The baits will be used to support continued field assessment and control of rabies in wildlife. The contract is for a one-year period, with an estimated quantity of 5,950,800 units of the Ultralite bait containing the ORV ONRAB. Key features of the baits include: • The baits contain 1.8±0.1 ml of ONRAB vaccine (titer of not <109.5 cell culture infectious dose 50% [CCID50]/ml) in an elongated plastic blister pack • The attractant on the vaccine-baits is composed of partially hydrogenated vegetable shortening, Microbond wax, stearine, icing-sugar, vegetable oil, artificial marshmallow flavor, artificial sweet flavor, and a fat-soluble food dye • The bait matrix may contain 1000 mg of iophenoxic acid (IPA; ethyl or propyl) as a biomarker to evaluate bait ingestion • The contractor must include an option for a refrigerated freezer trailer to be dropped off at designated delivery locations and picked up at the conclusion of specific bait distribution campaigns