6640--Laser Scanning Microscope (LSM980) (VA-19-00099245)

The Augusta Georgia VA Medical Center plans to engage in sole source negotiations with Carl Zeiss Microscopy for the acquisition of a Modular Laser Scanning Microscope LSM 980 with Airyscan Multiplex and related components to support ongoing research. The system must provide super resolution capabilities based on a confocal platform, enabling simultaneous high-speed data acquisition with an eightfold improvement in signal-to-noise ratio and a twofold increase in spatial resolution without requiring closure of a pinhole. This procurement is intended to meet specific research needs at the Augusta VA. This notice serves as an advisory rather than a request for competitive proposals, though other responsible sources who are the original equipment manufacturers, authorized dealers, distributors, or resellers for the required equipment may submit capability statements by April 13, 2020. All communications must be directed to Elaine DiBucci via email, with no telephone inquiries accepted. The decision to forgo competition will rest solely with the Government based on the responses to this notice. The contracting action is under solicitation number 36C24E20Q0119 and is managed by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Rpo East office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.