R499--Animal Care Technician staffing support services

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development, intends to contract on a sole source basis with Actalent Scientific, LLC to provide animal care technician staffing support services in support of VA Research at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center s R&D Department (Veterinary Medical Unit) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This procurement is being conducted IAW FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other contractors will satisfy agency requirements and VHAPM Part 813.106-1(b). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than Friday, May 06, 2022 at 2:00 PM EST. Interest/capability statements may be sent to [email protected]. 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.