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Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

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Veterans Health Administration Regional Procurement Office (RPO) East 323 North Shore Drive, Suite 500 Pittsburgh PA 15212-5319

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Contracting Officer Michael Haydo michael.haydo@va.gov

(412) 822-3158

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The Veteran’s Administration (VA) Office of Research and Development, Regional Procurement Office – East in Pittsburgh, PA intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Biological Optical Technologies (BIOPTECHS) based in Butler, PA on behalf of the Bronx, NY VA Healthcare System. The requirement is for 2 Microscopic Flow Chamber systems in accordance with the minimum specifications outlined below:

The chamber shall have the following features:

•Compatible with all modes of microscopy •Adapts to all brands of microscopes •Ideal for high resolution imaging •Accommodate adherent cells, tissue or suspended specimens

The Flow Chamber controller shall meet/exceed:

• Complete control of the volume within the optical cavity

• Complete control of the separation between optical surfaces

• Complete control of the shape or profile of the flow channel

• Laminar or customized flow

• User definable shear force

The Precision Temperature Control feature shall meet/exceed the following:

• Control of temperature to within 0.2 of a degree

• Uniform temperature control across the specimen plane on the market

• Highly efficient rapid temperature stabilization

• Temperature control both above and below ambient

The following components shall also be included: A Starter Set which includes, the Chamber, Chamber Controller, five (5) Micro aqueduct Slides, one hundred (100) #1.5 - 40mm German Desag263 Coverslips, and one (1) 30-piece Gasket Set.

The requirement will take place at a VA facility Bronx, NY. The sole source is pursuant to FAR 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. 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 and supporting documentation to the contracting office no later than Thursday, August 25, 2022, (10:00 AM, EST). Interest/capability statements may be sent to Michael Haydo at Michael.haydo@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.

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice