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This is a Special Notice pre-solicitation document for a sole source contract issued by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The Veterans Health Administration's Office of Research and Development in Pittsburgh, PA intends to award a sole source contract to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) for academic animal core services, supporting an ongoing research study at the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center. The contract will have a one-year base period with four optional extension years.

Key details include a solicitation number of 36C24E25Q0070, with a response deadline of September 3, 2025, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time. The procurement will use NAICS code 541940 with a $13.5M size standard and Product Service Code R416. OMRF is deemed the only vendor capable of providing the required specialized services, specifically maintaining bacteria-free conditions and specialized instrumentation for the research project. While the procurement is intended to be sole source, the government will accept capability statements from alternative vendors demonstrating equivalent service capabilities, with submissions to be sent to Contracting Officer Shannon Hukriede via email.

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Special Notice Special Notice

SUBJECT*
Pre-Solicitation Notice with Intent to Sole Source for Academic Animal Lab & Core Services

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
15215-1802
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C24E25Q0070
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
09-03-2025 11:00 AM EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA
ARCHIVE
30 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
N
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
R416
NAICS CODE*
541940
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Veterans Health Administration

Regional Procurement Office East Building 32 Suite 1A1111 1010 Delafield Road Pittsburgh PA 15215-1802

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer Shannon Hukriede shannon.hukriede@va.gov (No Calls Will Be Accepted)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

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DESCRIPTION

Pre-Solicitation Notice for the notice of intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Office of Research and Development (R&D), Regional Procurement Office (RPO) – East in Pittsburgh, PA intends to negotiate on a sole source basis for a one (1) year base period to include four (4) option years with the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) to obtain academic animal core services for an ongoing research study for Oklahoma City VA Medical Center (OKC VAMC).

OMRF is the only known vendor that can provide the specialized services required. OKC VAMC has been utilizing OMRF’s academic animal core services through a previous federal contract for an ongoing research project and has a continuing need for these services. OMRF is the only known local, accredited academic animal core facility that maintains the bacteria-free conditions and specialized instrumentation at their facility that must be used by the ongoing research study. Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to Contract Opportunities. The applicable NAICS code is 541940 with a $13.5M size standard. The PSC is R416. The authority for this action is RFO FAR 6.103-1 only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, any responsible source who can provide an equivalent service with the features described above, may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 11:00 AM, EDT. Interest/capability statements which specifically detail how your service 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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