6640--intent to sole source innovive caging system

The Department of Veterans Affairs, James J. Peters VA Medical Center intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, with Innovive, LLC for Innovive Innorack® ventilated caging/caging system. Investigators at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center Research Service/Veterinary Medical Unit (VMU) currently are using the proprietary Innovive Innorack® full cage rack system and the VMU requires compatible disposable caging during renovations. The Innovive Innorack® ventilated caging/caging system is the only ventilated system compatible with the existing proprietary system, and Innovive, the manufacturer, is the sole distributor of the ventilated option. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement 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, August 5, 2021, 4:00 PM ET. Interest/capability statements 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.