6640--brain bank

The Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network

Contracting Office 6, Hampton VA 23667, intends to negotiate a Sole Source Firm-

Fixed Price contract for the Durham VAMC, which requires purchasing of specialize reagents for special transcriptomics in brain tissue for the study of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1)(B) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source.

This is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation is available. Market

research has determined that these services are highly specialized are only available

from a single source without an unacceptable delay or duplication of cost and no other

type of services will satisfy agency requirements. The Government intends to award the

contract with an effective date of July 8, 2022, to Stripes Global Inc., 245 4th Street Suite 204, Bremerton, WA 983337. This is a Sole Source requirement to satisfy the minimum requirements of the Richmond VAMC.

The following items are needed, and work shall be completed:

Description

Quantity

Visium Spatial Gene Expression Slide & Reagent Kit 16 rxns

6.00

Dual Index Kit TT Set A 96 rxns

1.00

This intent announcement is being issued for information purposes only and does not

constitute a solicitation or request for competitive proposals. If a firm believes it is

capable of meeting the Government's requirement, it may identify their interest and

capability to the Contract Specialist within three (3) calendar days of this publication,

Tuesday July 5, 2022, by 12:00pm EST by contacting Tiara White via e-mail at

Tiara.White@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Those interested firms

must indicate whether they are large, small, small-disadvantaged, 8(a) or woman owned

business and whether they are U.S. or foreign owned. Respondents who submit

proprietary data shall clearly mark the data with appropriate markings. The Government

will not pay for any information submitted as a result of this intent. This intent shall not

be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or

services. Upon receipt of the interested parties' notification, the Contract Specialist will

determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source

negotiations.