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This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source a procurement from Lab Products, LLC for laboratory animal housing equipment and supplies for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina.
The procurement includes RAIR HD Super Mouse 750 Micro-Isolator units and related equipment, specifically: seven Micro-Isolator Units (K77126ARM), one 126 cage rack system (77126AR), one HEPA filtered air unit (76014AB), 1,129 Zyfone Super Mouse Micro-Isolator Systems with air grommets (10215ZF-GA), 882 water bottles with drip holes (30025ZFT-M), 882 twist caps with solid inserts (30211ZF-M), and 126 stainless steel cardholders (30405H). The justification for sole sourcing is that the RAIR HD Super Mouse 750 system and its proprietary airflow/manifold module are manufactured exclusively by Lab Products, LLC, and alternative IVC systems from competitors such as Tecniplast, Allentown, or NuAire are incompatible with the VA's existing infrastructure, validated environmental conditions, and established standard operating procedures. The VA states that switching systems would require environmental revalidation, staff retraining, and new cage procurement, which would disrupt ongoing research. Responses indicating interest and capability must be submitted to Latonya Hughes, Contracts Specialist, at latonya.hughes2@va.gov no later than 3:00 PM Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. The Product Service Code is 6640, and the NAICS Code is 334516 with a business size standard of 1,000 employees. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes, and the Government reserves the right not to compete the requirement based on responses received.
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Special Notice Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| **** INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE ***** ****RAIR HD Super Mouse Mirco-Isolator**** |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 15215-1802 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24E26Q0079 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 08-12-2026 3pm EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| 6640 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 334516 |
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| Veterans Health Administration |
Regional Procurement Office East Building 32 Suite 1A1111 1010 Delafield Road Pittsburgh PA 15215-1802
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contracts Specialist Latonya Hughes latonya.hughes2@va.gov
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b) / 8.405-6(a)(2), this Notice of Intent is to inform all parties the Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 07, Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center, 30 Courtenay Dr Charleston SC 29425 intends to award a sole source procurement for the following requirement to the small business manufacturer, Lab products, LLC. 2225 Pulaski Hwy, Aberdeen, MD 21001 RAIR HD Super Mouse 750™ Micro-Isolator® Unit/K77126ARM
Quantity 7
RAIR HD Super Mouse 750 Micro-Isolator 126 cage rack/77126AR
Quantity 1
RAIR HD Enviro-Gard HEPA filtered air units/76014AB
Quantity 1
Zyfone Super Mouse Micro-Isolator System with air grommet/10215ZF-GA
Quantity 126
Zyfone 15 oz. wedge shaped threaded water bottle with drip hole30025ZFT-M
Quantity 126
Zyfone One Cap twist cap with solid insert/30211ZF-M
Quantity 126
Stainless steel 5" x 3" horizontal hanging cardholder/30405H
Quantity 126
Zyfone Super Mouse Micro-Isolator System with air grommet/10215ZF-GA
Quantity 1003
Zyfone 15 oz. wedge shaped threaded water bottle with drip hole Full Change Out for 6/30025ZFT-M
Quantity 756
Zyfone One Cap twist cap with solid insert Full Change Out for 6/30211ZF-M
Quantity 756
“The Veterans Affairs Animal Research Facility currently operates multiple RAIR HD Super Mouse 750 Micro Isolator systems. The RAIR HD Super Mouse 750 system and its proprietary airflow/manifold module are manufactured exclusively by Lab Products, LLC. No other vendor manufactures, distributes, or services this specific system. Competing Individually Ventilated Cage (IVC) rack systems (such as Tecniplast, Allentown, or NuAire) are not compatible with the VA’s existing RAIR cages, lids, filters, airflow components, blower modules, established SOPs, or validated environmental research conditions.
Scientific reproducibility and environmental consistency are critical for VA‑funded rodent studies, and introducing a different IVC system would require revalidating environmental parameters, retraining staff, updating SOPs, and procuring new cage inventories actions that would disrupt ongoing research and risk compromising established study conditions.
The associated North America Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 334516 and the Business Size Standard is 1000 employees.
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement no later than 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, Wednesday, August 12th, 2026. Information received in response to this notice must clearly demonstrate the capability of meeting the Government’s need as stated above. Include any relevant information (specifications, cut sheets, brochures, capability statement, etc.) confirming the ability to supply the products and/or any services outlined in this notice. Responses to this notice are to be sent to Latonya.hughes2@va.gov.
A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government is not responsible for any potential costs incurred from interested parties desiring to respond to this notice.
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