# Sole Source Post-Award Notice Independent Ventilated Cage Systems

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24e26p0038

- Solicitation number: 36C24E26P0038
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Removed from SAM.gov on October 3, 2026. The agency withdrew it or reposted it under a new notice ID; this is the record as it last appeared
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: Rpo East (36C24E)
- NAICS: 332999 All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
- Who can bid, by location: Anywhere in the US. Location does not limit who can bid: a product shipped to the buyer, research at the performer's facility, or work at the contractor's site. A state shown is the delivery point.
- County: Monmouth County (FIPS 34025). https://abierto.us/counties/monmouth-county-nj-34025
- City: Allentown. https://abierto.us/cities/allentown-nj-3400760
- First posted: October 2, 2026
- Last posted: October 2, 2026
- SAM.gov: No longer published

## Description

**Sole Source Post-Award Notice Subject:**

**Sole Source Post-Award Notice Notice Number:**

**36C24E26P0038_1 Award Date:** September 04, 2026 1. Contracting Agency Information Agency/Organization Name:

**Veterans Health Administration Department/Division:**

**Regional Procurement East Division Address:** Building 32 Suite 1A1111, 101 Delafield Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215-1802 2. Contractor Information Contractor Name:

**Allentown, LLC Address:** 165 ROUTE 526, ALLENTOWN, NJ 08501 3. Contract Details Contract Title:

**Independent Ventilated Cage Systems Contract Number:**

**36C24E26P0038 Total Award Value:** $470,515.00 USD Period of Performance: September 25, 2026, to December 30, 2026 4. Description of Requirement Independent Ventilated Cage Systems (IVC) 5. Justification for Sole Source Award In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b) / 8.405-6(a)(2) this contract was awarded on a sole source basis because proprietary highly specialized service with no substitutes manufactured exclusively by Allentown, LLC. No other vendor manufactures, distributes, or services this specific system.

Allentown, LLC is the only known source capable of fulfilling this requirement without causing unacceptable delays, duplication of costs, or compatibility issues with existing infrastructure. 6. Point of Contact For any questions regarding this notice, please contact:

**Name/Title:**

**Latonya Hughes-Contract Specialist Email:** Latonya.hughes2@va.gov

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Allentown, LLC (UEI YJFDAPLFCGK3)
- Contract: 36C24E26P0038, purchase order
- Obligated: $470,515.00
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 36C24E26P0038 was reused as the contract number; same awarding office 36C24E (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C24E26P0038_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Open now in the same industry

61 open in NAICS 332999.

- Hose Assembly, Nonmetallic (SPE7MX26RX064), due November 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/spe7mx26rx064
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## Publications

- October 2, 2026: Special notice, removed from SAM.gov October 3, 2026, due November 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST. Notice b8c6911433f742348c10e18a987e8796. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b8c6911433f742348c10e18a987e8796/view

## Points of contact

- Latonya Hughes, Contracts Specialist, latonya.hughes2@va.gov, 303-712-5826

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