Summary
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking information from vendors for A-Tune: an animal research and compliance/maintenance software to manage research animals, assist Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) oversight, and track rDNA and hazardous/biological toxins. Requested capabilities include real-time animal counts and conditions, tagging/color marking, support for fish/aquatics (batch or individual management), tick-lab features, user support for configuration changes, and support for the 3Rs and animal welfare. This is a Sources Sought / Request for Information with an open date of 2026-06-24 and a close date of 2026-07-02; the official posting is on SAM.gov and the contact listed is Cody Grey.