6640--****Intent to Sole Source**** Mouse Rack and Cages -
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24E26Q0066
- Agency
- Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Points of contact
-
- Latonya Hughes latonya.hughes2@va.gov (303) 712-5826
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 issued a notice of intent to sole source laboratory animal housing equipment to Allentown LLC, a large business manufacturer, with responses due by 4:00 PM Eastern time on August 19, 2026. The procurement is not open to competition; interested parties may identify their capability to supply the requirement but the Government retains sole discretion to award or compete the acquisition based on responses received.
The Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida seeks five Phantom2 Animal Transfer Stations, five NexGen Mouse 500 individually ventilated cage (IVC) systems, 110 NexGen Rat 1800 IVC systems with 70-cage single-sided individually ventilated racks including blowers and connectors, and 350 additional system components from Allentown LLC. The equipment directly supports the Veterinary Medical Unit's operational and compliance needs under the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and VHA 1200.07. The acquisition modernizes core research infrastructure to maintain regulatory compliance, ensure occupational health and safety for VMU staff and research personnel, and provide appropriate animal housing conditions. The NAICS code is 332618 (Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing); PSC is 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies). Interested parties must submit specifications, cut sheets, brochures, or capability statements by the August 19 deadline to demonstrate ability to supply the products or services.
Notice text
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, Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, 1601 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32608 (Mail Code 151)
intends to award a sole source procurement for the following requirement to the large business manufacturer, Allentown LLC. 165 Route 526 Allentown, NJ 08501
Phantom2 Animal Transfer Stations
Quantity 5
NexGen Mouse 500 IVC systems (mouse rack and cages)
Quantity 5
NexGen Rat 1800 rat cages
Quantity 110
NexGen Rat 1800 IVC systems (rat racks)
Quantity 4
System (70-cage single-sided individually ventilated rack, blower, connectors)
Quantity 350
Allentown LLC s products directly support the operational and compliance needs of the Research Service at the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System. The requested equipment is essential to ensuring that the Veterinary Medical Unit (VMU) remains in compliance with the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and VHA 1200.07 (VA Research With Animals). This acquisition prioritizes the replacement and modernization of core infrastructure required to maintain regulatory compliance, uphold occupational health and safety standards for VMU staff and research personnel, and provide appropriate conditions for animal housing and survival surgery.
The associated North America Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 332618 and the Business Size Standard is 500 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 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, Wednesday August 19th, 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.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C24E26Q0066_1.docx | DOCX document |
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