RFP NIIMBL-2026-0479 - Viral Vector Interlab AUC Study

The University of Delaware, and The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) are requesting proposals and pricing from qualified suppliers to support an interlaboratory study to quantify and characterize adeno-associated virus (AAV) materials using sedimentation velocity analytical ultracentrifugation (SV-AUC) under a harmonized, prescriptive protocol so that data are directly comparable across laboratories and between harmonized and in-house methods.

The protocol, which will be finalized between UD / NIIMBL and the selected supplier(s) when the project commences, will define experimental procedures (sample preparation, handling, instrument set-up) and data analysis requirements (SEDFIT continuous c(s) model) that must be implemented exactly as described to ensure consistency.

Request Number: NIIMBL-2026-0479

Request Title: Viral Vector Interlab AUC Study

Interested parties are asked to contact senior buyer, Sean Malone ( spmalone@udel.edu ), to request the RFP packet.

IMPORTANT DATES:

> Questions must be received at spmalone@udel.edu , and proposals@udel.edu no later than: Friday, April 10, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET

> Proposals must be received at spmalone@udel.edu , and proposals@udel.edu no later than: Friday, April 24, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET

>> Please know that this is a STRICT deadline and no late submissions will be accepted.  Any submission with a timestamp of 2:01 PM or later will be considered late.

>> We encourage bidders to submit bids well in advance of the deadline time.