65--Metropsis Visual Acuity Assessment Unit

The Service Area Office (SAO) East intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Cambridge Research Systems, Ltd., Unit 78-80, Sir Thomas Longley Road Riverside Estate, Rochester, Kent, ME2 4BH, United Kingdom, to purchase a Metropsis Visual Function Assessment Unit with Spatial Contrast Sensitivity with drifting gratings protocol for the Pardue Research Laboratory at the Atlanta VA Medical Center. The Pardue Lab is testing visual function in human subjects and requires a calibrated visual monitor with a large, customized range of stimuli with the ability to present drifting gratings for contrast sensitivity testing to fit their needs and specifications for the study. The following equipment will be purchased: ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT 0001 Metropsis - Visual Function Assessment Unit with customization 1.00 UN 0002 Metropsis - Spatial Contrast Sensitivity with drifting gratings protocol 1.00 EA 0003 Delivery Charge 1.00 EA This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responsible sources who wish to identify their interest and capability to provide this equipment must notify this Contracting Specialist at contact@example.gov, NLT Wednesday, August 17, 2016 by noon EST. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the interested parties' notification, the Contracting Specialist will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations.