SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- SOURCES SOUGHT - BRAND NAME ONLY Nikon Eclipse Ti2 Inverted Fluorescent Microscope
- Notice Date
- 7/28/2021 6:51:50 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- RPO EAST (36C24E) PITTSBURGH PA 15212 USA
- ZIP Code
- 15212
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24E21Q0192
- Response Due
- 8/4/2021 9:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 11/11/2021
- Point of Contact
- Lynn M Portman, lynn.portman@va.gov, Phone: (412) 822-3442
- E-Mail Address
-
lynn.portman@va.gov
(lynn.portman@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS ONLY. This is not a solicitation announcement. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources who can provide this specific BRAND NAME ONLY equipment Nikon Ti2-A Inverted Fluorescent Microscope. BACKGROUND: The Boston VA Medical Center require the Nikon Ti2-A Inverted Fluorescent Microscope For imaging microscope sides of tissue samples which have undergone histological/pathological staining, with immunofluorescent (IF) stains, immunocytochemistry (ICC) fluorescent proteins or fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). This specific microscope is the only one that does not adapts the tiling techniques with specially designed software Zen. The image tilling processing could create visible edges between each two images, which affects the results of digital image analysis and induces bias into the study. The Nikon equipment is the only one with a with built-in fly-eye lens which solves this issue and is required by the VA. INSTRUCTIONS TO INTERESTED VENDORS: If you are interested and capable of providing the required product, please provide the requested information as indicated below. 1. Provide a statement that you can provide the BRAND NAME ONLY Nikon Ti2-A Inverted Fluorescent Microscope. 2. Provide your business DUNS # and size? (Large business, small business, veteran owned small business, or service-disabled veteran owned small business) Send responses to this notices to Lynn.Portman@va.gov by Wednesday, August 4th at 12pm EST. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. After review of the responses to this sources sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published on beta.sam. All interested offers will have to respond to the solicitation announcement, in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. Responses to this synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions.
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