PUBLIC NOTICE - - - Audubon Commission invites bids to establish a contract for the supply and delivery of Animal Produce used in animal diets for Audubon Zoo located at 6500 Magazine Street, New Orleans, La. 70118 and Audubon Aquarium located at 302 N. Front Street, New Orleans, La. 70130. Bids must be submitted at or before Thursday, March 12, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. Bids may be secured on the first date of the advertisement from BidNet Direct at https://www.bidnetdirect.com/louisiana/audubonnatureinstitute. Bids may be submitted electronically at https://www.bidnetdirect.com/louisiana/audubonnatureinstitute or in a sealed envelope marked Animal Produce. It is the vendors responsibility to contact BidNet Direct well in advance of the bid opening date if the bid is submitted electronically to establish an account that will allow for secure bidding. Bids not submitted electronically shall be delivered to: Audubon Nature Institute, Procurement and Risk Management Department Attn: Denise LeBlanc, 6500 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70118. Bids will be opened and read aloud at the place and time that the bids are to be received. Bids, and amendments to bids received after the day and time specified above will be rejected as non-responsive and returned to the bidder unopened. All questions regarding this bid invitation shall be addressed in writing or by means of email to dleblanc@auduboninstitute.org, seventy-two hours prior to bid opening. 177016-feb 12-19-2t $70.26