Intent to Sole Source - FujiFilm-VisualSonics - Vevo Imaging

Added: Aug 26, 2016 9:07 am The Department of Veterans Affairs, San Diego VA Medical Center intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, with the FujiFilms-Visual Sonics for the Vevo Imaging System. The Vevo Imaging System is an arrayed, high-frequency, high-resolution ultrasound system for longitudinal, spatial, and functional imaging in small animal models (mouse, rat, rabbit) of disease. FujiFilm-VisualSonics is the only supplier of high-frequency, high-resolution ultrasounds for small animal research. They have patents on the manufacture of this technology [U.S. 7,255,678 (high-frequency, high-frame rate ultrasound imaging system), U.S. 7,230,368 (arrayed ultrasonic transducer), U.S. 6,984,284 (piezoelectric composites and methods for manufacturing same)]. 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 Wednesday, August 31, 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.