SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Intent to sole source : BIOMOMENTUM EQUIP UPGRADE BLRD AWARD
- Notice Date
- 7/26/2019
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- US Department of Veterans Affairs;Veterans Health Administration;Regional Procurement Office (RPO) East;323 North Shore Drive, Suite 500;Pittsburgh PA 15212-5319
- ZIP Code
- 15212-5319
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24E19Q0124
- Archive Date
- 11/2/2019
- Point of Contact
- lynn.portman@va.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Page 1 of 1 The Department of Veterans Affairs, Portland VA Health Care System, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, with Biomomentum to upgrade the VA s existing Match1 mechanical tester upgrade for ongoing experiments. In support of VA research, the upgrade will allow the ability to test mechanical properties of regenerated cartilage with Mach-1 equipment and get data that provides the VA a basis to understand how scSOX9 interacts with cartilage repairing for better design means of cartilage regeneration. The automated indentation mapping protocol can generate high-resolution maps of various mechanical properties of the entire articular surface of specimens. Only this equipment will be suitable to the lab s needs as it is an upgrade to existing equipment and required for scientific continuity who are already trained on equipment to prevent a lapse of the research. This is a notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than Wednesday, July 31st, 12:00, EST. Interest/capability statements may be sent to Lynn Portman at lynn.portman@va.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (26-JUL-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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- Record
- SN05383037-F 20190728/190726230023 (fbodaily.com)
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