6540--Intent to Sole Source iVivo Funduscope

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Western New York VA Health Care System intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, with Xenotec, Inc. for an iVivo Funduscope imaging system. Investigators at the WNY VA HCS Research Service require a small animal funduscope for ongoing research projects. The iVivo Funduscope imaging system is the only known funduscope engineered specifically for use in rodents and small animals. 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 no later than Wednesday, September 22, 2021, 4:00 p.m., EDT. Interest/capability statements may be sent to Shannon Hukriede at Shannon.Hukriede@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.