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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Special Notice Rev. March 2010 Intent to Sole Source : Freezerworks 15212-5319 36C24E18Q9505 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 lynn.portman@va.gov lynn.portman@va.gov The Department of Veterans Affairs, Albuquerque VA Medical Center intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, for the Freezerworks for software/installation services. This software is used to manage the inventory and status of tissue samples and sub-parts (aliquots) stored in biological sample storage systems (freezers). Use of the software allows maintaining inventory to include specific position in a storage in a storage system. It also allows the tracking of requests for samples, shipments of samples, and return of samples ensuring all required chain of custody requirements are followed. This software is one of two products approved by VA OI&T for installation on VA network. This particular software is the only one that is self-contained which is required 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 July 10th, 2018, 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.