6640--Leica Aperio 450 Scanner With intent to Sole Source

This pre-solicitation notice indicates the Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a sole source contract to Government Scientific Source Inc. for a Leica Aperio 450 scanner system, including the Aperio GT 450 scanner, viewing station, administration server, administration manager-SAM, and eSlide manager hub license. As GSS is the only authorized small business distributor for these Leica Biosystems products, the VA does not intend to post this opportunity to FedBizOps. Interested parties may contact the contracting officer by August 18, 2021 to provide input, though the determination for a competitive procurement remains at the contracting officer's discretion.

There is no set-aside designated for this procurement. The applicable NAICS code is 334516 for analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing with a 1,000-employee size standard, and the PSC code is 6515 for imaging equipment and supplies. Government Scientific Source Inc. is identified as the potential incumbent or current contractor due to being the sole authorized distributor for these Leica Biosystems products. The place of performance will be the Jamaica Plain VAMC in Boston, Massachusetts.