6640--RAIR Caging System

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Atlanta VA Medical Center intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Lab Products Inc. to provide RAIR Caging Systems, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1. This equipment will be utilized in the course of ongoing research projects at the Atlanta VAMC. The Atlanta VAMC currently owns RAIR Caging Systems and requires additional RAIR caging for housing due to an expanding population. RAIR Caging is the only known caging compatible with the existing RAIR proprietary and patented system on site, and Lab Products is the manufacturer and only known distributor of the RAIR Caging System. This is a notice of intent and is not a request for competitive quotes; however, any responsible source who can provide an equivalent product with the features described above, 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 Friday, September 9, 2022, 3:00 PM, EDT. Interest/capability statements which specifically detail how your product meets the requirement 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.