Cages and Cage Components

Notice of Intent to Sole Source for Cages and Cage Components The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price purchase order to Lab Products, Inc. for rodent cages and components. In accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1, the Contractor is the only known responsible source who can provide the required services as no other source has been identified who can provide the requirement listed below. The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the National Institutes of Health, Office of the Director, Office of Research Services anticipates issuing a purchase order to Lab Products, Inc. for Zyfone Super Mouse 1800 cages and compatible cage components for existing Lab Products B-Con rodent caging systems. The cages and cage components must be compatible with existing equipment. The Lab Products patented bio-containment design has unique safety features not found in other cage manufactures products. The B-Con™ system maintains negatively pressurized cages in a controlled environment cabinet for housing mice in ABSL-3 conditions. It ensures protection with mechanical and air curtain barriers between the cages, the animal room and the animal care staff. Their design provides containment & micro-isolation from cage to cage, cage to room and room to cage. Through a trademarked airlock system, the cages only exhaust through negative pressure and do not become positive. Other safety features in this patented design include a filter top locking security, cage docking security that incorporates an automatic visual indicator and in the event of a power failure cages revert to a static mode preventing possible animal deaths. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. However, any party that believes it can meet the requirement as stated herein may submit a written capability statement that clearly supports and demonstrates their ability to perform the requirement. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed award based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. It is anticipated that an award will be issued approximately five (5) days after the date of this notice unless the Government determines that another organization has the capability to meet this requirement. Please email responses to [email protected] no later than 12:00 p.m. EST on Friday, December 3, 2021.