36C24E-19-AP-0140 | 662-19-3-8175-0011 EQUIPMENT | nCounter MAX Analysis System San Fransisco

The Veterans Administration San Francisco Medical Center Research and Development Group intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with NanoString Technologies Inc. for the nCounter MAX Analysis System and components. This equipment will be utilized to continue to support research projects currently being conducted at the San Francisco VA. This system must be an FDA-approved technology that can measure RNA transcript number without additional manipulation of RNA itself (i.e., through reverse transcription) and perform extensive sample handling. In addition, it must be capable of accurately measuring RNA transcripts in patient samples in clinical trials. This notice of intent 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 to the contracting office no later than Friday, June 28, 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.
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