6640--Tissue Dissociator

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 6, intends to award a one-time firm fixed price sole-source contract to MILTENYI BIOTECH INC. The Richmond Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) requests gentleMacs Octo tissue Dissociator with a heater unit. The justification for this non-competitive solicitation is due to MILTENYI BIOTECH INC, which is the sole supplier of the requested items to the VA Hospital. The NAICS code for this procurement is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing 1000 employees. Sole source items associated equipment:

- gentleMACS Octo Dissociator with Heaters consists of:

- 1 x gentleMACS Octo Dissociator 8 x Heaters 1 x Power Cord 1 x User manual

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES and no Solicitation will be issued. Market research has determined that this item is only available from a single source without an unacceptable delay or duplication of cost and no other type of service will satisfy agency requirements. The Government intends to award the contract with an effective date of 18 June 2023 to MILTENYI BIOTECH INC |12740 EARHART AVE Auburn, CA 95602|.

However, interested parties may identify their skill and ability by sending capability statements in reference to this requirement to the contracting Officer within three (3) calendar days of this publication by contacting Audrey Wooten via e-mail Audrey.wooten@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 businesses 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 synopsis. This synopsis shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services.