6640-- Research Platelet Aggregation - intent to sole source (VA-20-00004343)

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Salt Lake City VA Health Care System, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, for the BioData Corporation Platelet aggregation profiler. This platelet aggregation will be used to determine the activations of receptors necessary in inhibition and phases through the platelet stages. This machine is needed in platelets to monitor their responses. BioData Corporation s aggregation profiler for platelets is the only one that is both compatible with the current system and has the capability to see the cells at the molecular level to detect protein in cells. This is a notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than Tuesday, June 2, 8:00, EST. Interest/capability statements may be sent to Lynn Portman at lynn.portman@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.