6640--Notice of Award - 5-Year IDIQ - Disposable Individually Ventilated Caging System for Rodents - Minneapolis VA Health Care System

The Minneapolis VA Health Care System is soliciting a five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for a BRAND NAME OR EQUAL Disposable Individually Ventilated Caging System and Accessories for Rodents under the NAICS code 334516, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This is an unrestricted, full and open competition issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) under FAR Subpart 12.202, treating the items as commercial products with streamlined acquisition procedures. The contract will be awarded under a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) process, where technical acceptability is determined first on a pass/fail basis, and the lowest-priced technically acceptable offer will be selected. Technical requirements include supplying four permanent racks for mice and two for rats, each with specified cage capacity and compatible supporting equipment such as blowers and filters, all designed to fit standard doorways without disassembly. Acceptable proposals must include proof of authorized distributor status, a narrative demonstrating substantive equivalence for “equal” items, a minimum one-year warranty, completed Trade Agreements Certificate, and active SAM registration, along with up to three relevant past performance references. The delivery location is Building 49 at One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, with F.O.B. Destination terms, meaning risk transfers upon delivery. Performance is scheduled to begin August 12, 2026, and conclude by September 30, 2026, for initial deliveries, with the IDIQ structure allowing for multiple delivery orders over a five-year ordering period up to a ceiling of $1,000,000. Proposals must be submitted electronically by August 6, 2026, at 5:00 PM via email to Alisha Milander at [email hidden] with the solicitation number in the subject line, and must be organized into two volumes: one for pricing using completed SF-1449 and Price Schedule, and one for technical compliance with supporting documentation. No attachments are listed separately, and packaging, marking, or MIL-STD requirements are not specified, consistent with commercial item acquisition flexibility. Contract administration is managed by Network Contracting Office 23 in Saint Paul, MN, with payments required to be made via Electronic Funds Transfer through SAM. Specific clauses include deviations for indefinite quantity, ordering, security prohibitions, DE