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The Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System in Tampa, FL, plans to award a sole source contract to Nikon Instruments Inc. for the procurement of specialized microscope equipment upgrades, including Nikon Automation Equipment, objective lenses for confocal and widefield imaging, and DIC components. This equipment, classified as medical devices, must meet strict specifications and standards to ensure it operates reliably and interfaces properly with existing Nikon peripheral devices. The equipment is factory-loaded, configured, and tested by Nikon to guarantee proper functionality. Purchasing these items separately from other vendors would increase costs due to the need for Nikon to build and test the hardware, and Nikon will not provide technical support for hardware issues within the first year if sourced elsewhere. This contract opportunity is not a competitive solicitation but serves to inform interested parties, with responses due by February 5, 2011. The contract falls under NAICS code 333314 and is managed by the Department of Veterans Affairs' Network Contract Office 8 in Tampa. The government will review responses to consider if a competitive solicitation should be issued for future acquisitions. No solicitation document is available, and interested parties are invited to submit responses to the designated contact email.

General Info

Sole source contract to Nikon for specialized microscope equipment upgrades at VA Tampa.

Agency

Department Of Veterans Affairs → 248-NETWORK Contract Office 8 (36C248)

NAICS

333314 - Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing

Place of Performance

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PostedFeb 4

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → 248-NETWORK Contract Office 8 (36C248)

ContactsNo contacts available

OfficeTAMPA, FL, 33637, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → 248-NETWORK Contract Office 8 (36C248)

Office AddressTAMPA, FL, 33637, USA

ContactsNo contact information available

Full Description

This notice is published for informational purposes only and not as a request for competitive proposals. The Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System James A. Haley in Tampa, FL intends to award a "Sole Source contract, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, to Nikon Instruments Inc. The microscope equipment procured in this request includes Nikon Automation Equipment, NA Objective Lenses for Confocal and Widefield Imaging, DIC Components, all as upgrades to the existing Microscope System in place. This equipment is deemed Medical Devices and as such are specified and provided by Nikon Instruments Inc. They must conform to the specifications needed to comply with exacting standards of operation and reliability to safely interface with various peripheral devices made by Nikon Instruments Inc. They are loaded, configured and tested in their factory to insure proper operation. Purchasing this equipment as separate items from other vendors will ultimately increase cost by having to contract with Nikon Instruments Inc. to build and test equipment supplied by someone else. Additionally Nikon Instruments Inc. will not provide Technical Support the first year on hardware problems if purchase through other sources. This requirement will be classified under NAICS 333314. No solicitation document is available. Interested persons may respond to the requirement by 03:00 pm Eastern Standard Time, February 05, 2011. Send responses to contact@example.gov. The government will evaluate responses to determine if a competitive solicitation is appropriate for future acquisitions.