66--Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Affairs Medical Center Research, Durham, NC Notice of Intent to Sole Source Procurement 4 Channel External Detector and Related Components

The VA Mid-Atlantic Healthcare Region (VISN6) Centralized Acquisition Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs intends to procure sole source with Leica Microsystems Inc of Bannockburn, Illinois. This procurement is for a 4 Channel External Detector for use with a confocal microscope. NAICS code 423450 applies to this procurement. The estimated value of this procurement is sixty four thousand seven hundred three dollars ($64,703.00). The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations. Interested parties who believe they can meet this requirement must submit information about their capabilities no later than 2:00pm, EST on 25 September 2009. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. This award will be made using simplified acquisition procedures. No solicitation will be made available at this time. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Please submit capability statements to: Tiffany Koogler, Contracting Officer at the following email address: [email protected]. If you do not have access to email, please mail capability statements to: Tiffany Koogler, Contracting Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 6 CAS, 201 Hay Street, Suite 304, Fayetteville, NC 28301.