Andor Technology

Added: Sep 27, 2016 1:00 pm The Department of Veterans Affairs, VACT Healthcare System, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, with Andor Technology, for the Andor Dragonfly 502. The Andor Dragonfly 502 is a High Speed Confocal Imaging Platform For Confocal and laser-based widefield

imaging. Fitted with one camera port with a second available for field upgrade in the

future. Two pinhole patterns of 25um and 40um in confocal mode. Includes the patented

Borealis Perfect Illumination Delivery for high uniformity illumination and NIR imaging, zoom

illumination optics of 4x, 16x & 36x power density, and camera zoom optics of 1.0x, 1.5x and

2.0x for optimum resolution across different objective magnifications and camera pixel sizes.

Additionally, this is the only unit that only unit that offers the Borealis for even field illumination and flat wide field laser illumination and allows increased power density per unit area, which is critical for visualization of individual molecules.



This 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, September 29, 10:00, 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.