This is a market research request for the supply of live laboratory animals to the VA Portland Health Care System, with delivery to its Portland campus loading docks. The potential contract is a firm-fixed price agreement with a one-year base period and four one-year option periods, running from March 2026 through February 2031. The contractor must deliver exact animal types as ordered within one week for routine orders or one day for emergencies, and provide free shipment and certain consultation services. No budget amount is specified. This is not a solicitation but a request for capability statements from qualified sources.