6650--Intent to Sole Source: Olympus BX43 System Microscope

Closed Special Notice Posted

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Solicitation number
36C25224Q0560
Agency
Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
PSC
6650 Optical Instruments, Test Equipment, Components And Accessories
Points of contact

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO 12) Great Lakes Acquisition Center has issued a Special Notice indicating their intent to conduct a sole source procurement for an Olympus BX43 System Microscope for the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, WI. This procurement will be executed under 38 U.S.C. § 8127(b) and FAR 6.302-5, which authorize non-competitive procedures for acquisitions below the simplified acquisition threshold.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to provide advance notification of the VA's plan to award a contract to Alliant Enterprises, LLC (Alliant Healthcare Products) for the Olympus BX43 System Microscope. Other interested entities may respond to this notice by June 21, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. CDT, identifying their interest and capability. However, the government retains sole discretion in determining whether to open the requirement to competition based on the responses received. No solicitation document is currently available for this acquisition.

Notice text

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Update #2 · Latest ·

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO 12) Great Lakes Acquisition Center anticipates entering a single source procurement with Alliant Enterprises, LLC (Alliant Healthcare Products) for an Olympus BX43 System Microscope for William S. Middleton memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI. This acquisition is conducted under FAR 13.106-1(b) COs may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization) for a purchase not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold.

Other entities may identify their interest and capability by responding to this requirement no later than 9/23/2024 at 11:00 a.m. CDT. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, all interested entities submitting a response to this notice must do so no later than the period specified for consideration. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received because of the notice of intent will normally be considered for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No solicitation document is available.

Update #1 ·

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO 12) Great Lakes Acquisition Center anticipates entering a single source procurement with Alliant Enterprises, LLC (Alliant Healthcare Products) for an Olympus BX43 System Microscope for William S. Middleton memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI. This acquisition is conducted under 38 U.S. Code § 8127(b), as implemented by FAR 6.302-5 (Authorized or Required by Statute). COs may use the non-competitive (sole source) procedures authorized in VAAR 819.7008(DEVIATION) for an amount less than the simplified acquisition threshold.

Other entities may identify their interest and capability by responding to this requirement no later than 6/21/2024 at 12:00 p.m. CDT. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, all interested entities submitting a response to this notice must do so no later than the period specified for consideration. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received because of the notice of intent will normally be considered for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No solicitation document is available.

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36C25224Q0560_1.docx DOCX document
36C25224Q0560.docx DOCX document

Notice history

Notices posted for this opportunity, newest first
Notice Type Posted
6650--Olympus BX43 System Microscope Award Award Notice
6650--Intent to Sole Source: Olympus BX43 System Microscope This notice · Latest special notice Special Notice

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