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Notice ID:36C25722Q0795
This notice is being conducted by Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17 VHA Regional Procurement Office-West (RPOW) 124 E. Hwy 67 Suite 100 Duncanville Texas 75134. The Government intends to solely nego...
This notice is being conducted by Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17 VHA Regional Procurement Office-West (RPOW) 124 E. Hwy 67 Suite 100 Duncanville Texas 75134. The Government intends to solely negotiate with Leica Microsystems Incorporated 1700 Leider Ln. Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-6622.for the acquisition of Leica Stellaris 5 Confocal Microscope. Currently there are no other system that meets the below requirements. a. The capability of the confocal microscope to utilize up to 8 spectral lines (between 485 nm and 695 nm with 1 nm precision) in a scan using white laser and acouto optical beam splitter (AOBS) and prism-based spectral detection technology. This is achieved without the use of dichroic filters. b. Capability of the system to dynamically separate autofluorescence emitted by a sample during the scan into a separate channel (tau sensing). c. Software that can be used to analyze any legacy data collected over the past decade on the users Leica SP5 confocal microscope system. d. Capability of the system to gather fluorescence data using pulsed laser-detector technology for the separation of signals from closely related fluorochromes. The Leica Stellaris is the only confocal microscope system capable of meeting the above requirements. Any responses to this notice are requested by 3:00 PM Central Time on Wednesday, 6 July 2022.Send responses to Frank Mendoza at Francisco.Mendoza@va.gov. DISCLAIMER: This notice complies with the requirements of FAR 5.201 and is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice. End of Document
