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6640--Intent to Sole Source Allentown NexGen IVC Caging System and Biosafety Cabinet
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This document is a special notice from the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding their intent to sole source a contract with Allentown, Inc. for NexGen IVC Caging Systems and Biosafety Cabinets. The Oklahoma City VA Health Care System requires additional NexGen IVC Caging Systems and Biosafety Cabinets for ongoing research projects to support an expanding population and continued modernization of their animal facility. The Allentown NexGen system is compatible with Allentown's proprietary caging and watering system currently used at the facility, and Allentown is the manufacturer and sole distributor of the NexGen system. While the VA intends to negotiate sole source with Allentown, any OEM, authorized dealer, distributor or reseller can submit a capability statement by September 15, 2022 detailing how their equivalent product meets requirements. Statements should be sent to the point of contact. A determination not to compete the requirement will be at the Government's discretion based on responses received.

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Special Notice Special Notice

SUBJECT*
Intent to Sole Source Allentown NexGen IVC Caging System and Biosafety Cabinet

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
15212-5319
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C24E22Q0294
ARCHIVE
7 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
N
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
6640
NAICS CODE*
333999
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
US Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans Health Administration Regional Procurement Office (RPO) East 323 North Shore Drive, Suite 500 Pittsburgh PA 15212-5319

POINT OF CONTACT*

Shannon Hukriede shannon.hukriede@va.gov

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DESCRIPTION

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Oklahoma City VA Health Care System intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Allentown, Inc. for NexGen IVC Caging System and Biosafety Cabinet, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1. Investigators at the Oklahoma City HCS Research Service require additional NexGen IVC Caging Systems and Biosafety Cabinet for ongoing research projects due to an expanding population and continued modernization of the animal facility. The Allentown NexGen IVC Caging System and Biosafety Cabinet is the only known system compatible with the current Allentown proprietary caging and watering system in use at the facility, and Allentown is the manufacturer and only known distributor of the NexGen IVC system.

This is a notice of intent and is not a request for competitive quotes; however, any responsible source who can provide an equivalent product with the features described above, and who is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller of all the items listed above, may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than Thursday, September 15, 2022, 3:00 PM, EDT. Interest/capability statements which specifically detail how your product meets the requirement may be sent to Shannon Hukriede at shannon.hukriede@va.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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