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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Special Notice Rev. March 2010 Intent to sole source SoZeiss Axio Observer 7 Inverted Microscope System 15212-5319 36C24E18Q0083 N 334516 US Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Service Area Office (SAO) East 323 North Shore Drive, Suite 500 Pittsburgh PA 15212-5319 lynn.portman@va.gov The Department of Veterans Affairs, San Francisco Medical Center intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, for the Zeiss Axio Observer 7 to upgrade existing equipment. This equipment is the only equipment compatibale with the existing Bruker BioAFM as the Bruker instrument is configured to complement the Zeiss microscope, technical support from Bruker will apply to only this specific Zeiss instrument, and training is only applicable to the Zeiss Observer microscope. 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 Wednesday, March 28, 4:00, EST. Interest/capability statements may be sent to Lynn Portman at lynn.portman@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.