6640--intent to sole source notice: keyence BZ-X800E fluorescence microscope government scientific source, INC.

The purpose of this amendment is to add the location where this will take place and include item descriptions needed for this action.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. Medical Center’s Research & Development Department intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, pursuant to FAR 13.106-1, for KEYENCE BZ-X800E FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE COMPUTER & SOFTWARE from GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE, INC. This item will be used for the sample visualization, data collection and analysis of cellular and histological samples in the department.

This will take place at Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. Medical Center’s Research & Development Department in Nashville, Tennessee.

The following list are required:

PART NO         DESCRIPTION                                                             QTY

BZ-X810                BZX Fluorescence Microscope BZX Microscope Head            1 EA

BZ-X800E             BZX Fluorescence Microscope BZX Microscope Control            1 EA

BZ TRAINING     BZ Training  1 EA

BZ-H4A                 BZX Software BZX Analyzer Software         1 EA

OP-87762             BZX Accessory BZX DAPI Filter       1 EA

OP-87763             BZX Accessory BZX GFP Filter         1 EA

OP-87766             BZX Accessory BZX Cy5 Filter          1 EA

OP-87764             BZX Accessory BZX TRITC Filter                 1 EA

BZ-PA04               BZ Objective Lens 4x Plan Apochromat 4x    1 EA

BZ-PA10               BZ Objective Lens 10x Plan Apochromat 10x 1 EA

BZ-PA40               BZ Objective Lens 40x Plan Apochromat 40x 1 EA

BZ-PA60               BZ Objective Lens 60x Oil Plan Apochromat 60x Oil 1 EA

BZ-PA100             BZ Objective Lens 100x Oil Plan Apochromat 100x Oil            1 EA        

972326                  Win10 PC for BZ X800 Dell  1 EA

972072B               23 MONITOR           1 EA

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 Thursday, July 1, 2021, 12:00 PM, EST.  However, those statements shall describe in detail how the vendor can meet or exceed the Veterans Affairs’ requirements. Interested/capability statements shall be sent to Rachael Talbott at Rachael.Talbott@va.gov; with the subject titled: 36C24E21Q0158. 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.