635-16-3-121-0486 - PCA East R&D - Gas spectrometer

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Oklahoma City VA Health Care System intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, with Agilent Technolgies for the 5977 Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer which is used forF2-isoprostanes analysis. Aglilent is the Original Equipment Manufacturer and sole distributor of this equipment. The data file format for Agilent/HP GC/MS systems is proprietary and is required by the VA to maintain consistency for research results. There are no other vendors who can directly process Agilent Data Files. 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 Thursday, September 17, 10:00, 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.