The United States Department of the Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) proposes to enter into a contract with Charles River Laboratories in Wilmington, Delaware, on a basis of other than full and open competition. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals however If interested, the Government shall consider capability statements.

NMRC's Agile Vaccine and Therapeutics (AVAT) Department Humanized Mouse Core laboratory has a critical need to cryopreserve mouse embryos of nine humanized mouse strains produced at NMRC for research to support the mission of developing and testing medical countermeasures to prevent and treat infectious diseases to enhance warfighter readiness and performance.

The NAICS code for this action is 112990. This requirement will be procured under the guidelines of FAR Part 12 Commercial Items. NMRC requires that all contractors doing business with the Acquisition Office must be registered with the Systems for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made unless the vendor is registered in Systems for Award Management. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following website: https://www.sam.gov/. In order to register with the SAM and to be eligible to receive an award from this Acquisition Office, all offers must have a Unique Entity Identification Number (UEI). A Sam.gov number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Sam.gov online at www.sam.gov or by phone at (866) 606-8220.