6640--Intent to Sole Source NexGen IVC Cage System

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Oklahoma City VA Health Care System intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, with Allentown, Inc. for a NexGen Mouse IVC system. Investigators at the Oklahoma City HCS Research Service require a NexGen Mouse IVC system for ongoing research projects. The NexGen Mouse IVC system is the only known system compatible with the current proprietary watering system in use at the facility and that has the sorter necessary for the specialized tissue research. 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 Wednesday, September 22, 2021, 4:00 p.m., EDT. 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.