# Supplies - Animal Telemetry Devices - Ann Arbor Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c25026q0773 - Solicitation number: 36C25026Q0773 - Notice type: Award notice (first published as special notice) - Status: Awarded to Harvard Bioscience Inc. for $36,366.40 - Department: Department of Veterans Affairs - Contracting office: 250-Network Contract Office 10 (36C250) - NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing - Product or service code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies - County: Ramsey County (FIPS 27123). https://abierto.us/counties/ramsey-county-mn-27123 - City: St. Paul. https://abierto.us/cities/st-paul-mn-2758000 - First posted: July 22, 2026 - Last posted: July 29, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/864cbf6f4b4b44e0857df46f22898503/view ## Description Notice of Intent to Sole Source Requirement The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, NCO 10 Contracting Activity intends to negotiate a sole source Purchase Order under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and the authority of RFO 12.102, Soliciting from a single source for the following items listed below. The associated NAICS code for this is 334516. The vendor will be Harvard Bioscience, Inc. dba Data Sciences International (SB OEM), 119-14th Street NW, St. Paul, MN 55112. Description of requirements: The VA Ann Arbor Research Department needs 6 Each of Pressure, Biopotential, Temperature & Activity, Months Catheter Length: 8 cm with 6 mm tip, Biopotential Lead Length: 30 cm included suture rib, cat # HD-S11-F0 Implant. The VA Research Lab owns a small animal telemetry system from DSI that is required to receive and record the telemetry signals from the implantable probes (HD-S11-F0) requested here. This system includes all the hardware (receiving pads, signal interface, cables, ambient pressure reference) and software (Ponemah system). This system can be used to record telemetry data from a variety of implantable probes, including those needed for the funded studies. Given the cost of the system, it would be prohibitively expensive to purchase a new similar system from another company. For this reason, it is necessary to purchase the telemetry probes from DSI so that they can be used with their proprietary system currently in use. DSI/HBIO is the sole manufacturer of all DSI technology. DSI/HBIO is the only company in the United States authorized to sell these products. A firm fixed price purchase order is anticipated and shall be awarded. It is the Government's belief that only the proposed candidate possesses the required capabilities to successfully meet this requirement. It is the Government's intention to solicit and negotiate with only this source. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Responses must be received no later than 11:00 am on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Kellie Konopinski Contracting Officer (734) 222-4330 Kellie.Konopinski@va.gov ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: Harvard Bioscience Inc. (UEI MUGFN52A5NJ1) - Contract: 36C25026P0932, purchase order - Obligated: $36,366.40 - Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received - Link: solicitation number 36C25026Q0773 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C250 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C25026P0932_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - July 22, 2026: Special notice, due July 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice a41321b61e614def95e239776f261c2f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a41321b61e614def95e239776f261c2f/view - July 29, 2026: Award notice. Notice 864cbf6f4b4b44e0857df46f22898503. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/864cbf6f4b4b44e0857df46f22898503/view ## Points of contact - Kellie Konopinski, Contracting Officer, Kellie.Konopinski@va.gov, 734-222-4330 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c25026q0773.