6640--**** INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE ***** ****RAIR HD Super Mouse Mirco-Isolator****
Veterans Affairs · RPO EAST (36C24E)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 36C24E26Q0079 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 5, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
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, VISN 07, Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center, 30 Courtenay Dr Charleston SC 29425 intends to award a sole source procurement for the following requirement to the small business manufacturer, Lab products, LLC. 2225 Pulaski Hwy, Aberdeen, MD 21001 RAIR HD Super Mouse 750 Micro-Isolator® Unit/K77126ARM Quantity 7 RAIR HD Super Mouse 750 Micro-Isolator 126 cage rack/77126AR Quantity 1 RAIR HD Enviro-Gard HEPA filtered air units/76014AB Quantity 1 Zyfone Super Mouse … (show all)
Micro-Isolator System with air grommet/10215ZF-GA Quantity 126 Zyfone 15 oz. wedge shaped threaded water bottle with drip hole30025ZFT-M Quantity 126 Zyfone One Cap twist cap with solid insert/30211ZF-M Quantity 126 Stainless steel 5" x 3" horizontal hanging cardholder/30405H Quantity 126 Zyfone Super Mouse Micro-Isolator System with air grommet/10215ZF-GA Quantity 1003 Zyfone 15 oz. wedge shaped threaded water bottle with drip hole Full Change Out for 6/30025ZFT-M Quantity 756 Zyfone One Cap twist cap with solid insert Full Change Out for 6/30211ZF-M Quantity 756 The Veterans Affairs Animal Research Facility currently operates multiple RAIR HD Super Mouse 750 Micro Isolator systems. The RAIR HD Super Mouse 750 system and its proprietary airflow/manifold module are manufactured exclusively by Lab Products, LLC. No other vendor manufactures, distributes, or services this specific system. Competing Individually Ventilated Cage (IVC) rack systems (such as Tecniplast, Allentown, or NuAire) are not compatible with the VA s existing RAIR cages, lids, filters, airflow components, blower modules, established SOPs, or validated environmental research conditions. Scientific reproducibility and environmental consistency are critical for VA funded rodent studies, and introducing a different IVC system would require revalidating environmental parameters, retraining staff, updating SOPs, and procuring new cage inventories actions that would disrupt ongoing research and risk compromising established study conditions. The associated North America Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 334516 and the Business Size Standard is 1000 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 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, Wednesday, August 12th, 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.
Who won similar work
150 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Veterans Affairs), same product/service code (PSC) 6640.
Single-winner award sizes (148): middle half $74K to $834K, median $310K; range $7K to $31.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION | 13 | $18.1M | Sep 23, 2026 |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC. · $ABT · $45.1B | 10 | $34.6M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| WERFEN USA LLC | 9 | $10.0M + 1 shared | Oct 7, 2026 |
| GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC | 8 | $18.1M | Sep 22, 2026 |
| BECKMAN COULTER, INC | 7 | $3.1M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| CEPHEID SUNNYVALE 94089 | 6 | $3.4M | Oct 5, 2026 |
| BIOMERIEUX INC | 5 | $38.7M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY · $BDX · $22.5B | 5 | $4.1M | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Fisher Scientific Company | 5 | $3.1M | Sep 28, 2026 |
| VETERANS HEALTHCARE SUPPLY SOLUTIONS, INC | 5 | $1.1M | May 21, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $ABT reported $45.1B revenue (12 months to Mar 31, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 148 past awards, $310K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $BDX reported $22.5B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 148 past awards, $310K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 7, 2026WERFEN USA LLC$69K6640--ECHO LUMENA- WERFENNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 7, 2026WERFEN USA LLC$346K6640--ECHO LUMENA- WERFENNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 7, 2026DIASORIN MOLECULAR, LLC$340KDiaSorin ReagentsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 5, 2026CEPHEID SUNNYVALE 94089$561K6640--FY27 Cepheid - Base Plus 4 Option Years (VA-27-00000309)No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 1, 2026SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC.$283KValidity and Drug of Abuse ReagentNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 1, 2026ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.$165K6640--Abbott AlinIQ Inventory Management System (IMS)Materiality: <0.01% of $ABT revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 1, 2026BIOMERIEUX INC$1.2M6640--New Contract for Molecular Diagnostic Testing-Cost Per Test (CPT)-Strep ID, Respiratory Panel and Blood Culture ID Fort Harrison VA Medical Center (FHM) and Benjamin Steele VA Clinic (BIL), MT-9No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 1, 2026BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY$1.9M6640--BRAND NAME OR EQUAL Flow Cytometry Reagents - MPLSMateriality: <0.01% of $BDX revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 1, 2026ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.$748K6640--Abbott - Alinity M Reagents - ICMateriality: <0.01% of $ABT revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 1, 2026BECKMAN COULTER, INC$211K6640--MICROBIOLOGY CPRR EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES - Base Plus Four Option Year ContractNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 2 of these past winners lobbied Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) since 2024 (11 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA) job
- $72K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 5 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 25 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 6 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.