6640--Intent to Sole Source: Lab Products RAIR HD One Cage 2100â„¢ and accessories

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center s Veterinary Medical Unit (VMU) - Charleston, South Carolina, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, pursuant to FAR 13.106-1, with Lab Products, Inc. for RAIR HD One Cage 2100 and accessories. This upgrading that shall work with existing Lab Products Cage and Air System in place. The design currently on in use, ensures that ventilated caging reverts to static microisolator function when loss of power occurs. This function is of critical importance because it averts concerns for animal suffocation during any extreme weather events or power outages.

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 to the contracting office no later than Tuesday, April 27, 2021; 12:00 PM, EST. However, those statements shall describe in detail how the vendor can meet or exceed the Veterans Affairs requirements. Interested/capability statements shall be sent to Rachael Talbott at Rachael.Talbott@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.