# Pre-Solicitation Notice with Intent to Sole Source for Academic Animal Lab & Core Services Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24e25q0070 - Solicitation number: 36C24E25Q0070 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Awarded to Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation - Department: Department of Veterans Affairs - Contracting office: Rpo East (36C24E) - NAICS: 541940 Veterinary Services - Product or service code: R416 Veterinary/Animal Care Services - County: Oklahoma County (FIPS 40109). https://abierto.us/counties/oklahoma-county-ok-40109 - City: Oklahoma City. https://abierto.us/cities/oklahoma-city-ok-4055000 - First posted: September 1, 2025 - Last posted: September 1, 2025 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/62182eefe71843c3bc3a0ba2d1ce7eb2/view ## Description Pre-Solicitation Notice for the notice of intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Office of Research and Development (R&D), Regional Procurement Office (RPO) East in Pittsburgh, PA intends to negotiate on a sole source basis for a one (1) year base period to include four (4) option years with the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) to obtain academic animal core services for an ongoing research study for Oklahoma City VA Medical Center (OKC VAMC). OMRF is the only known vendor that can provide the specialized services required. OKC VAMC has been utilizing OMRF s academic animal core services through a previous federal contract for an ongoing research project and has a continuing need for these services. OMRF is the only known local, accredited academic animal core facility that maintains the bacteria-free conditions and specialized instrumentation at their facility that must be used by the ongoing research study. Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to Contract Opportunities. The applicable NAICS code is 541940 with a $13.5M size standard. The PSC is R416. The authority for this action is RFO FAR 6.103-1 only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, any responsible source who can provide an equivalent service with the features described above, may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 11:00 AM, EDT. Interest/capability statements which specifically detail how your service meets the requirement may be sent to Shannon Hukriede at shannon.hukriede@va.gov. 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. ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (UEI NGCNCJ1X6XA4) - Contract: 36C24E25P0063, purchase order - Obligated: $29,346.00 - Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received - Link: solicitation number 36C24E25Q0070 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C24E (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C24E25P0063_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - September 1, 2025: Special notice, due September 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 62182eefe71843c3bc3a0ba2d1ce7eb2. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/62182eefe71843c3bc3a0ba2d1ce7eb2/view ## Points of contact - Shannon Hukriede, Contracting Officer, shannon.hukriede@va.gov, (No Calls Will Be Accepted) --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24e25q0070.