UPRIGHT MICROSCOPE FRAME

This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). Contracting Officers may solicit from one source if it's determined only one source is reasonably available to satisfy agency requirements, as supplemented with additional information in this notice.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 intends to award a Sole Source, Firm-Fixed-Price Contract to Alliant Enterprises for the Upright Microscopes for the Chesapeake Veterans Medical Center (VAMC) located at 70 Knells Ridge Rd, Chesapeake, VA 23320. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Hampton VAMC intends to award a Firm-Fixed price, single source delivery order to Alliant. The purpose of the order is to obtain Upright Microscopes Requirement to include:

Manufacturer: Evident Line Item number Qty Unit Description 0001 1 EA CX43RF-1-2; CX43 Upright Microscope Frame, Right-Hand Stage Controller, Fixed Condenser, LED Illumination 0002 1 EA UYCP-11;US STYLE 3-PRONG POWER CORD 0003 1 EA U-CBI30-2-2;BINOCULAR OBSERVATION TUBE,FN20 0004 1 EA WHB10X;WIDEFIELD 10X EYEPIECE FN20 0005 1 EA PLN4X;PLAN ACHROMAT 4X OBJECTIVE,NA0.10 WD19MM 0006 1 EA PLN10XPH; PLAN ACHROMAT 10X OBJ, Ph1, NA 0.25, WD 10.55mm 0007 1 EA PLN20XPH; PLAN ACHROMAT 20X OBJ, Ph1, NA 0.40, WD 1.2mm 0008 1 EA PLN40XPH; PLAN ACHROMAT 40X OBJ, Ph2, NA 0.65, WD 0.6mm 0009 1 EA PLN100XOPH; PLAN ACHROMAT 100X OBJ, Ph3, NA 1.25, WD 0.15mm 0010 1 EA Cloth dust cover (No Logo).

22X21, Anti-Static for CX 0011 1 EA CX3-KPA; Gout Analyzer Slot for CX43 0012 1 EA Polarizer For Transmitted Light, 45mm Diameter, Fits in BX Light Well 0013 1 EA U-ANT;ANALYZER FOR TRANSMITTED LIGHT, FITS IN NOSEPI SLIDER 0014 1 EA DUMMY SLIDER FOR U-D6RE 0015 1 EA BX46F-1-3; Microscope Frame with 5-Position Nosepiece 0016 1 EA U-LHLEDC-1-2; TRANSMITTED WHITE LED FOR BX43, BX46, BX63 0017 1 EA PLAPON2X;PLAN APO 2X OBJECTIVE,NA 0.08,WD 6.2MM 0018 1 EA UPLFLN4X-2; U Plan Fluorite 4X Objective, NA 0.13, WD 17MM 0019 1 EA UPLFLN10X2-2; U Plan Fluorite 10X Objective, NA 0.3, WD 10MM 0020 1 EA UPLFLN40X-2; U Plan Fluorite 40X Objective, NA 0.75, WD 0.51MM 0021 1 EA U-SVRC-CY;LOW TORQUE MECHANICAL, WIRE STAGE FOR BX45/46 0022 1 EA U-HLDT-4; LEFT RELEASE SLIDE HOLDER, DOUBLE SLIDE, THICK 0023 1 EA U-ANT;ANALYZER FOR TRANSMITTED LIGHT, FITS IN NOSEPI SLIDER 0024 1 EA BX45-PO;POLARIZER FOR BX45 FILTER SLOT 0025 1 EA U-TTLBI;TILTING TELESCOPING LI FTNG BINOC HEAD, INVERTD IMAGE 0026 1 EA U-TBI-3-CLI; TILTING BINOCULAR OBS TUBE,5-35 DEG ,REVERSE 0027 1 EA U-ECA;SIMPLE MAGNIFICATION CHANGER,1X/2X 0028 3 EA Eyepiece for BX/IX, 10x Focusing w/ =24mm t=1.5mm Retical Shelf, FN22 0029 1 EA Eyepiece for BX/IX, 10x w/ =24mm t=1.5mm Retical Shelf, FN22 0030 1 EA Dual Observation Attachment for Front-to-Back Viewing with Built-In LED Pointer 0031 2 EA UYCP-11;US STYLE 3-PRONG POWER CORD 0032 1 EA Cloth dust cover (No Logo).

11X25X26, Anti-Static for BX, IX Responsible sources may identify their interest by submitting capability information by 12:00 P.M., EST, on August 12, 2024, in order to establish the ability of the source to meet this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs associated with the preparation of responses to this notification. All inquiries and submittals must be sent via email to Francine Valverde, Contract Specialist, at francine.valverde@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.