Attending Veterinarian

The US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), has a requirement to procure This requires a qualified Attending Veterinarian (AV) working closely with EL’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and providing guidance to scientists conducting animal research. The purpose of this action is to keep a veterinarian with appropriate credentials as required by DoD to serve as the AV for the EL’s Animal Care and Use Program (the Program).

The ERDC intends to issue an award to (Senter Consulting Services (CAGE Code: 4XTH5) on a sole source basis under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-2 Unusual and compelling urgency. EL must have a qualified AV associated with the Program, or it risks losing its authority to work with vertebrates, and that would be devastating to EL’s ability to perform that facet of its mission. Hence, the critical need for continuous AV services in support of the Program. Senter Consulting Services is a small business concern. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541940 Veterinary Services with a size standard of $10,000,000 dollars.

This notice is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A solicitation will not be issued. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The information submitted must be provided in sufficient detail to demonstrate the vendor's ability to fulfill this requirement. The contractor must also provide a description of their past experience in fulfilling requirements which are the same or similar to this requirement and references for each.

Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the government not to compete this requirement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Verbal communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Responses to this requirement may be submitted to Shinita Jordan at Shinita.M.Jordan@usace.army.mil and Sonia Boyd at Sonia.J.Boyd@usace.army.mil. The solicitation number shall be included in the subject line of the e-mail submission. Responses must be received no later than 1:00PM CST on 18 July 2025.