Carl Zeiss AxioScope

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, ARS, WBSC, Bowling Green, KY, intends to award a sole source procurement to Terzic Instruments, LLC, 533 Treetop Village Dr., Ballwin, MO 63021-7435, for Carl Zeiss AxioScope Vario Microscope System.

The following equipment will be provided by Terzic Instruments, LLC:

Carl Zeiss AxioScope Vario Microscope System:
(1) Microscope Stand Axioscope Vario Stand RL, 6x HD
(1) Dust Protection Set M consisting of dust cover (L650xW200xH570 mm), eyepiece cover and protection cap
(1) Binoc Phototube 20/23 100:100 Mat
(2) Eyepiece Pl 10x/22 Br foc d=26mm
(1) Reflector Slider 2x encoded, changeable, for P & C modules
(1) Reflector module bright field ACR P & C for reflected light
(1) EC Epiplan-Neofluar 10x/.25HD DIC WD=9.0mm
(1) Objective LD C Epiplan-Apochromat 50x/0.6 DIC M27, WD=7.6mm
(1) Objective LD EC Epiplan-Neofluar 100x/0.75 DIC M27; WD=4mm
(1) Custom Rotator Modification for Zeiss VARIO Microscope

Pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The equipment will be provided for the USDA-ARS-PA, 251 FILLEY HALL/FOOD INDUSTRY COMPL UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, Lincoln, NE 68583. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order on or about August 17, 2018. This Notice of Intent is not considered a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a Request for Proposals (RFP). No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will consider all responses received by 5:00PM Eastern Time, August 15, 2018. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to the Contracting Officer at the following address:

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