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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Sources Sought Notice Rev. March 2010 Keyence (VA-19-00067057) 15212-5319 36C24E20Q0015 11-06-2019 N 333314 US Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Regional Procurement Office (RPO) East 323 North Shore Drive, Suite 500 Pittsburgh PA 15212-5319 Elaine F DiBucci Contracting Officer

(412) 822-3432 elaine.dibucci@va.gov elaine.dibucci@va.gov

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Nebraska VA Medical Center, requires the procurement of a Keyence, BZ-X800, All-in-One Fluorescence Microscope System. The system must be a digital all-in-one system that includes a 14-bit monochrome CCD, built in dark room, automatic stage, automatic lenses, automatic filters, live cell incubation/video/time lapse image capture, fluorescence, phase contrast, brightfield observation modes, upgradable operations platforms, cell counting and signal quantification software. The microscope must provide enhanced resolution of cells and intracellular structures along with the rapid processing of color images to facilitate the completion of critical studies. In order to maximize lab space a compact size is required.

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This is a Sources Sought synopsis only. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification (large business, small business, 8(a), SDVOSB, etc.), relative to NAICS code 333314. Responses to this synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Based on responses to this synopsis, the Government may issue this RFQ as a Brand Name or Equal requirement in accordance with VAAR Clause 852.211-73 on eBuy or Fed Biz Ops. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement and who is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller of all the items listed above, may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than Wednesday, November 6, 2019 4:00 PM EST. Interest/capability statements may be sent to Elaine DiBucci at elaine.dibucci@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.