6640--SUPPLY PROBES

SPECIAL NOTICE NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE SUPPLY PROBES The Department of Veterans Affairs Cleveland Medical Center (CLE VAMC), 10701 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106 intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106(b)(1)(i) - Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The NAICS code is 334510 with a small business size standard of 1250. The VA intends to solicit and negotiate with Neuronexus Technologies, Inc., 5200 S State Street, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, for Supply Probes. The required supplies are 25 NeuroNexus neural probes with unique geometries that closely match our experimental probes. These probes are rigid, made of silicon, 15 µm thick, and have 16 contacts spaced 50 µm apart, each with an area of 177 µm2. The probes are capable of being implanted for a period of 16 weeks in a mouse and have a Hirose connector for connection to a ZIF cable, as well as integrated reference and ground wires. These probes are considered the gold standard for studies in our field and are not available from any other manufacturer or supplier. Attached, please find the following: Authorized distributor letter Brochure Salient characteristics Specification sheet Other persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement by Monday, May 8, 2023, at 5PM EST. Such capabilities information will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis.  All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No solicitation is available at this time. All inquiries must be submitted by email to Rachelle Hamer at [email protected]. Enter RFQ 36C25023Q0671| Supply Probes in the email subject line.