Contract · Federal · Small Business Set Aside - Total

ERDC Environmental Laboratory Animal Care and Use Program Attending Veterinarian

Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE ARMY

Location

Vicksburg, MS

Amount

Amount not listed

Posted

Sep 11, 2026

Set-aside

Small Business Set Aside - Total

NAICS code

541940 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (general category) look up NAICS codes

PSC code

R416 - Professional, Administrative, and Management Support Services (general category)

What this contract is for

Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE ARMY

Location

Vicksburg, MS

Set-aside

Small Business Set Aside - Total

NAICS

541940 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (general category)

Scope

Federal

The U.S.

Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Environmental Laboratory (EL) has a requirement to procure on-personal service(s) contract to provide veterinary support for the ERDC-EL Animal Care and Use Program as per DOD Instruction 3216.01, Use of Animals in DoD Programs, 20 March 2019, DOD Animal Care and Use Review Office (ACURO) and Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC).

Research activities of the Environmental Laboratory (EL) involve scientific work with vertebrate animals.

To maintain regulatory compliance, the government requires a qualified Attending Veterinarian (AV) to oversee the EL Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).The contractor shall provide AV services that ensure the Program conforms to all Department of War (DOW) regulations, under the regulatory oversight of the Animal Care and Use Review Office (ACURO), Fort Detrick, MD.

ACURO seeks to ensure the highest possible quality of animal care through national accreditation and compliance with the Animal Welfare Act.

The contractor shall execute all duties necessary to maintain the Program's national accreditation by the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) and compliance with the Animal Welfare Act (AWA).

Please reference the attached Solicitation, Description of Requirement, and Brand Name or Equal Justification for all applicable provisions and clauses.

This acquisition is set-aside for Small Business firms.

This solicitation is being issued as a request for quote (RFQ).

The Government intends to award a single purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation and is found to be the lowest priced technically acceptable of...

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