NOTICE OF INTENT The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 7, intends to award a sole-source contract to Innovive, 9689 Towne Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121-1964, for the following equipment: Innovive MS-6-7-42 Single-side Innorack 3.0 (42 cages) IVC Mouse Caging System with Blowers and Digital Controller. Must be authorized distributor of manufacturer, Innovive. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or a solicitation for offers. However, parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same product to Pamela H. Lewallen, Contracting Officer, at [email protected] by June 26, 2013, no later than 2:00PM EST. All capability statements received by closing of this notification will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures. There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 423490 with a Small Business Size Standard of 100 employees. This is for informational purposes only and not to be construed as a commitment by the government. Any information submitted to this notice of intent is voluntary.

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