INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: CHEMOMETEC NucleoCounter

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The Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville VA Health Care System, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, with Chemometec for the NucleoCounter NC-3000 package.

The NucleoCounter NC-3000 is an advanced image cytometer that uses fluorescence imaging to characterize a number of cell properties. This machine can perform cell cycle analysis and export data to programs such as FlowJo for further analysis. In addition, it can perform cell apoptosis assays with caspase 3/7, DNA fragmentation, annexin V, measure mitochondrial potential, and automate counting of viable cells. The Chemometec image cytometer is the only one which will do apoptosis measurements, cell cycle analysis (with interface with FlowJo) and measure fluorescent protein expression which is required by the VA. 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 Thursday, November 7th, 4:00, 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.