Solicitation # PCA-NIEHS-10698Updated Oct 28, 2026
This RFP closed on Nov 6, 2026.
Nov 6, 2026
Responses were due Nov 6, 2026, 2:00 PM EST
Same NAICS group or Supplies, Equipment & Furniture, nearby first, ranked by score.
Department of Veterans Affairs · Fayetteville, NC
Why this score
SDVOSB set-aside, 24 days to respond.
Department of the Navy · Cherry Point, NC
Why this score
Active buyer ($77.4B FY24–FY26), posted today; but full and open (strong incumbent).
Department of the Navy · Cherry Point, NC
Why this score
Small-business set-aside, new this week; but small typical award (~$87K).
Defense Logistics Agency · Cherry Point, NC
Why this score
Small-business set-aside, active buyer ($11.7B FY24–FY26); but small typical award (~$67K).
Department of the Navy · Camp Lejeune, NC
Why this score
Posted today, small-business set-aside.
Department of the Navy · Cherry Point, NC
Why this score
Posted today, small-business set-aside; but only 5 days left.
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Summary by RFP Detector
National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health Olao), part of the Department of Health and Human Services, posted a sources sought notice titled “Animal Bedding” under solicitation number PCA-NIEHS-10698. It was posted on Oct 28, 2026. The response deadline was Nov 6, 2026, 2:00 PM EST. It is classified under NAICS 321999 (All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing) and product/service code 5510. No set-aside is listed. The place of performance is Durham, North Carolina. The listed point of contact is Lynda Cole.
Score at publication
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Starts at 50
No value published, and there isn't enough award history to estimate one. Scored as neutral.
Full and open competition.
75 other RFPs from National Institutes of Health on RFP Detector in the past 12 months; no award history found.
Sources sought (market research, not a bid): 9 days to respond (due Nov 6, 2026, 2:00 PM EST).
Documents not listed, named contact with email, 5-word description.
Posted today.
50 + contributions = 60 (C, Fair)
Informational, not advice to bid or not bid. Score version 1.0.0, evaluated Oct 28, 2026.
Eligibility · Full and open competition
Full and open competition means the notice states no set-aside: any responsible business can respond, subject to the requirements in the notice.
Not stated in a form we could extract. See the official solicitation for requirements, evaluation criteria and submission steps.
From the official notice
Please see attached sources sought.
No documents are listed for this notice.
Lynda Cole
PrimaryPoints of contact as published on the notice.
Sources Sought posted
Responses were due
64 open RFPs from this issuer and its offices.
National Institutes of Health · Bethesda, MD
Why this score
Not openly competed. Notice signals a sole-source or brand-name intent.
Why this score
Full and open, clear, complete notice; but only 1 day left.
Why this score
Full and open, clear, complete notice; but only 1 day left.
National Institutes of Health · Bethesda, MD
Why this score
Active issuer (75 RFPs), clear, complete notice; but only 1 day left.
National Institutes of Health · Bethesda, MD
Why this score
Active issuer (75 RFPs); but only 2 days left.
National Institutes of Health · Maryland
Why this score
Not openly competed. Notice signals a sole-source or brand-name intent.
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