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This special notice document announces the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration's intent to negotiate on a sole source basis with Nikon Instruments, Inc. for the purchase of a Nikon A1R HD Multiphoton Imaging System and related equipment. The equipment will be added to an existing A1R confocal unit at the Atlanta VA Medical Center to upgrade confocal capabilities for several research labs. The notice lists four items to be purchased: a Spectra Physics Insight X3 Dual-Output IR Laser, non-descanned multiphoton detection equipment, the Nikon A1R HD Multiphoton System, and an encoded prior ZDeck stage. Interested parties must notify the contracting officer by February 6, 2023 to express capability to provide the equipment or compatible alternatives, after which the contracting officer will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The notice provides salient characteristics of the multiphoton system and its compatibility requirements.
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Special Notice Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| NIKON A1R MultiPhoton System |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 15215 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24E23Q0058 |
| ARCHIVE |
| 60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| 6640 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 334516 |
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| Veterans Health Administration |
Regional Procurement Office East Building 32 Suite 1A1111 1010 Delafield Road Pittsburgh PA 15215-1802
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contracting Officer Ms. Millicent Covert millicent.covert@va.gov
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AGENCY’S URL
URL DESCRIPTION
AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
Regional Procurement Office (RPO) - East intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Nikon Instruments, Inc. to purchase the Nikon A1R HD Multiphoton Imaging System addition to augment with the existing A1R confocal unit for the research department at the Atlanta VA Medical Center. The following equipment for the system will be purchased:
ITEM INFORMATION
| ITEM NUMBER |
| DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES |
| QUANTITY |
| UNIT |
| 0001 |
| Spectra Physics Insight X3 Dual-Output (1045nm fixed/1300nm tunable) IR Laser for Multiphoton Imaging |
| 1.00 |
| EA |
| 0002 |
| Non-Descanned Detection for Multiphoton (3 GaAsP and 1 High-sensitivity Detector) |
| 1.00 |
| EA |
| 0003 |
| Nikon A1R HD Multiphoton System (Galvano + Resonant Scanners) |
| 1.00 |
| EA |
| 0004 |
| Encoded Prior ZDeck Stage |
| 1.00 |
| EA |
The Nikon A1R HD Multiphoton Imaging System addition is requested to upgrade the existing confocal package utilized by several labs at the Atlanta VA Medical Center. The Nikon A1R will allow investigators to perform cutting-edge, state-of-the-art confocal and multi-photon microscopy in order to collect publication quality images and provide data for future grant submissions.
SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS
The following are the salient characteristics for the multiphoton system:
· System must be compatible with the Nikon A1R Confocal Microscope
· System must include Nikon NIS-Elements software
· System must be able to acquire and analyze publication-quality multichannel fluorescent, phase-contrast color images of various sample types and deep tissue imaging
· System must be able to simplify workflow and speed up imaging acquisition time
· System must be assembled on new air table
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responsible sources who wish to identify their interest and capability to provide this equipment or equipment that is compatible must notify this Contracting Officer at Millicent.Covert@va.gov NLT Monday, February 6, 2023 by 11:59 AM EST. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the interested parties' notification, the Contracting Officer will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations.
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