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SPECIAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

Pico Microscope

The Department of Veterans Affairs, The Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center (CLE VAMC), 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority VAAR 819.7007, Sole source awards to Service-disabled Veteran-owned small business concerns. The VA intends to solicit and negotiate with Corps Biologics, LLC., 1105 Matheson Drive, Leander Texas 78641-4402 for a Clarus.

CLARUS 500, the newest ultra-widefield retinal camera from ZEISS, allows clinicians to use color to their diagnostic advantage. ... In addition to true color imaging, it also captures high resolution fundus autofluorescence (FAF) images FAF-Blue and FAF-Green and Infrared (IR) and external eye images.

Other persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement by Friday June 12, 2020 at 5PM EST. Such capabilities information will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis.  All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No solicitation is available at this time. All inquiries shall be submitted by email to Rachelle Hamer at rachelle.hamer@va.gov.

Enter 36C25020Q0734|Clarus in the email subject line.