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Ferrets

Due
November 16, 2026
3 days left
Location
Iowa
Buyer
Agricultural Research Service
Usda ARS Afm Apd · Department of Agriculture
Who can bid
Small business set-aside
Small businesses only
NAICS
112990
All Other Animal Production
Notice ID
124PSA27Q0010
Posted November 9, 2026

Please quote 54 female, descented ferrets, 20-23 weeks of age, with shipping, for delivery in two shipments to the USDA National Animal Disease Center.

  • Item: Female, descented ferrets, 20-23 weeks of age, from an AAALAC-accredited, high-health farm.
  • Quantity: 54 total: 34 in the first delivery and 20 in the second delivery.
  • Shipping: Shipping is priced separately for each of the two deliveries.
  • Use: Ferrets are for influenza A virus research at the USDA National Animal Disease Center.
  • Competition: Full and open competition, no set-aside.

Please confirm availability and send your quote by November 16, 2026.

The original documents

Deadline: November 16, 2026

  • Attachment 1

See the original on sam.gov

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What they need

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation notice for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number #124PSA27Q0010 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Ferrets in support of the USDA National Animal Disease Center. This acquisition is set for full and open competition. The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 112990 � All Other Animal Production.

Statement of Requirement This project requires the purchase of 54 ferrets from an AAALAC-accredited supplier, high-health farm in support of Influenza A virus pathogenesis and host response in ferrets, and interspecies transmission between ferrets and swine. See Attachment #1 � Statement of Work - Ferrets USDA NADC 2026. Schedule of Items CLIN Description Quantity Unit of Issue Unit Cost Total 0001 FERRETS � FEMALE, DESCENTED, 20-23 WEEKS OF AGE (1st DELIVERY) 34 EA 0002 SHIPPING � 1st DELIVERY 1 EA 0003 FERRETS � FEMALE, DESCENTED, 20-23 WEEKS OF AGE (2nd DELIVERY) 20 EA 0004 SHIPPING � 2nd DELIVERY 1 EA TOTAL Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and United States Department of Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) Clauses and Provisions The clauses and provisions contained herein are applicable to any order aw

Past history: who won All Other Animal Production work in Iowa

Recent federal contract awards in the same industry in Iowa, from USAspending.gov. These are comparable jobs, not earlier rounds of this exact solicitation.

Typical award: $35K to $674Kmiddle half of 7 recent awards · median $60K
Who wonAmountBuyerDate
Charles River Laboratories, INC.Guinea pigs for CVB PEL LAB $23,599Animal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceOct 2026
Envigo Rms LLCFirm fixed price delivery order for CF-1 NON swiss albino female mice $63,601Animal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceOct 2026
the University of IowaNational ferret resource and research center on lung disease $1,284,397National Institutes of HealthSep 2024
Envigo Rms LLCHarlan labs, envigo mice, swiss webster, CF-1 END user; denise chapman $46,015Animal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceSep 2023
Superior Livestock, INC.Hereford heifers $22,400Agricultural Research ServiceSep 2021
Jeffrey SchmidtMink, retainer, UP to 100 american mink either gender, 6-24 month of age, for UP to 12 months. $60,000National Institutes of HealthAug 2021
the University of IowaNational ferret resource and research center on lung disease - base period - september 23, 2019 - september 22… $5,599,984National Institutes of HealthSep 2019

Losing bids are not made public on most government buys, so only the winner and price are shown.

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