Purchase Order 36C25726P0013
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- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded a $555,938.82 firm-fixed-price contract to Noldus Information Technology, Inc. for a Rat Automated Behavioral and Physiological System. This system includes the EthoVision XT software and PhenoTyper home cage monitoring systems, which enable automated analysis of rat behaviors and physiology, including activity, anxiety, spatial learning, memory, and more. The contract was not set aside and was issued through the VA's Veterans Integrated Service...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs to Tecniplast USA, Inc. for the provision of a stand-alone aquatic rack system for zebrafish and its installation. The contract has a ceiling value of $93,139.79 and a completion date of May 1, 2025. The contract was awarded on May 10, 2024 and was not set aside for any specific business category. The original solicitation was issued by the Research Department of the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System,...
- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration awarded a $182,176.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Noldus Information Technology, Inc. for EthoVision video tracking software, CatWalk automated gait analysis, PhenoTyper home cage monitoring equipment, and related accessories to support behavioral neuroscience studies. The contract is for a one-year software license and on-site training services. Noldus, a for-profit organization, has provided similar...
- This firm fixed-price purchase order from the Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 (VISN 7) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded $118,000.00 to Inscopix, Inc., a for-profit scientific instrumentation company, for the purchase of a rodent EEG system for research and development. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and a period of performance ending on February 26, 2016. Inscopix, Inc. specializes in advanced neuroscience research technologies, including...
- The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded a $13,865 purchase order to Noldus Information Technology, Inc. for an ETHOVISION XT TRACKING SYSTEM. As the prime contractor, Noldus Information Technology will deliver its ETHOVISION XT behavioral research software to support programs at the VA - VHA Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 (VISN 23). The firm fixed price contract runs from August 7, 2023 through September 30, 2023 for performance at the prime contractor's...
- The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 awarded a $649,856 firm fixed price purchase order to TSE Systems Inc. to provide a PhenoMaster control system. The contract runs from May 12, 2020 to August 11, 2020 to support planned research studies at the VA New Jersey Health Care System. The studies aim to research diseases such as Gulf War Illness, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease, anxiety disorders, liver disease, and...
- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration awarded a $596,643.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Noldus Information Technology, Inc. for a PHYSIO AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Noldus Information Technology is a developer of behavioral analysis and animal research equipment, providing software, hardware, and services to federal agencies like the VA, National Institutes of Health, and Department of Defense. This...
- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded a $86,212.70 firm fixed price purchase order contract to Med Associates, Inc., a for-profit, woman-owned manufacturer of scientific research equipment. The contract is for the delivery of an operant conditioning chamber system to support a neurobehavioral research project at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The contract was not set aside for any small business program. Med Associates is a major supplier of...
- This is a $126,500.00 firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 to Inscopix, Inc., a for-profit provider of scientific imaging systems and services. The contract is for the delivery of Inscopix's nVoke Integrated Imaging and Optogenetics System for rodent research. This system enables large-scale neural activity observation in behaving subjects, supporting VA and other federal...
- This is a $37,678.16 firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration to Med Associates, Inc., a for-profit, woman-owned manufacturer of specialized laboratory equipment and software. The contract is for an "Animal Component System" with a completion date of July 14, 2025. The products to be delivered under this contract likely support animal behavioral research, such as self-administration studies, fear conditioning,...
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 awarded a $30,340 firm fixed-price purchase order to Viewpoint Life Sciences Inc. on October 16, 2025, for a complete turnkey zebrafish behavioral test chamber system. The contract, which extends through January 31, 2026, fulfills the solicitation requirements for the VA Research Core Lab and includes EthoVision XT tracking software with specialized modules, a DanioVision Chamber with integrated camera, temperature control unit, tapping device, toplight unit, an EthoVision Desktop Workstation, and on-site training. The system is designed to perform high-throughput tracking and analysis of zebrafish larval locomotion behavior with high-resolution imaging, temperature and lighting controls, anti-vibration technology, and comprehensive analysis capabilities. This procurement received no small business set-aside designation and is being performed at a Canadian location in Ottawa, Ontario. Viewpoint Life Sciences Inc., a foreign-owned for-profit company specializing in video tracking systems for animal behavior analysis, is well-positioned as the awardee given its extensive experience providing zebrafish monitoring systems and related equipment to federal research agencies. The company has previously delivered comparable equipment and services to the Environmental Protection Agency, National Institutes of Health, and other federal entities focused on neuroscience, ecotoxicology, and toxicology research. The VA's funding through the Veterans Health Administration reflects the agency's investment in research infrastructure supporting veteran health outcomes and scientific advancement within the healthcare system.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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6515--Zebrafish Observation Chamber | 36C25725Q0704 | Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 | Solicitation 1/1 | 7/1/25, 8:21 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $30.3k | 10/16/25 |