This amended acquisition seeks permanent housing for approximately 130 nonhuman primates (NHPs) and a contractor to provide safe, compliant, humane long-term sanctuary care with limited lead time. The contractor must implement structured social group formation, behavioral rehabilitation, comprehensive lifetime care, and assume sole custody and ownership of each animal. The objective is a seamless, humane transfer of CDC animals into naturalistic, enriched environments that support their physical and behavioral health under applicable animal welfare regulations. The facility must be GFAS-accredited, operate as a sanctuary with no research or breeding, not buy, sell, or trade animals or animal byproducts, and prohibit direct public contact. It must also provide species-appropriate habitat and enclosure design that supports the expression of natural behaviors.

The solicitation has been amended several times to incorporate Q&A and revised solicitation packages. This procurement seeks to secure permanent housing for approximately 130 nonhuman primates, with the contractor providing a safe, compliant, and humane long-term sanctuary on a limited lead time. The contractor will implement structured social group formation, behavioral rehabilitation, and comprehensive lifetime care, and will assume sole custody and ownership of the animals. Facilities must be GFAS-accredited sanctuaries where no research, breeding, buying, selling, or trading of animals occurs, and no animal byproducts are sold. Direct public contact is prohibited, and habitats must be species-appropriate and naturalistic to support the animals’ physical and behavioral health.

The acquisition aims to secure permanent housing and long-term sanctuary for approximately 130 non-human primates (NHPs) within a limited lead time. The contractor will provide comprehensive lifetime care, behavioral rehabilitation, social group formation, and sole custody/ownership of the animals. The facility must be GFAS-accredited, with no research, breeding, buying, selling, or trading of animals or byproducts, and direct public contact is prohibited. Species-appropriate, naturalistic enclosures that support natural behaviors are also required. The overall goal is a seamless, humane transfer of all animals into compliant, enriched environments.

This opportunity seeks a contractor to provide permanent, humane sanctuary for approximately 130 non-human primates (NHPs) with a limited lead time. The contractor must be GFAS-accredited, prohibit public contact, and ensure no research, breeding, or sale of animals occurs. Services include structured social group formation, behavioral rehabilitation, and comprehensive lifetime care in naturalistic, enriched environments. The due date for submissions has been extended to July 20, 2026. No budget amount or specific location for performance is specified.

This opportunity seeks a contractor to provide permanent, lifetime sanctuary for approximately 130 non-human primates (NHPs), including behavioral rehabilitation and sole custody. The facility must be GFAS-accredited, prohibit research, breeding, and the sale of animals or byproducts, and restrict direct public contact. The contractor must ensure species-appropriate, naturalistic habitats that support physical and behavioral health. No budget information or location for performance of services is specified in the description. The requirement involves a limited lead time for the seamless and humane transfer of the animals.