SPECIAL NOTICE
65 -- OLYMPUS MICROSCOPES
- Notice Date
- 8/22/2022 2:39:00 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334510
— Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- 249-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 9 (36C249) MURFREESBORO TN 37129 USA
- ZIP Code
- 37129
- Solicitation Number
- 36C249-22-AP-1970
- Response Due
- 8/26/2022 6:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 08/26/2022
- Point of Contact
- COREY MALIK, Phone: 6152256957
- E-Mail Address
-
COREY.MALIK@VA.GOV
(COREY.MALIK@VA.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- 8AN 8(a) Sole Source (FAR 19.8)
- Description
- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 9, intends to issue a Firm Fixed Priced contract under the authority of FAR 8.405-6(b), Items peculiar to one manufacturer, on or about August 26, 2022 to Olympus America Incorporated. The period of performance will be for sixty calendar days after issuance of the notice to proceed. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Mountain Home Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) is seeking 12 microscopes with each microscope being individually designed for specific tasks in Anatomic Pathology Laboratory. In addition, using the same scopes provides similar characteristics across the equipment such as field of vision. Buying any other scope other than Olympus would bring in variation factors. This could mean that the lab is not able to provide consistent results for patient care. If Olympus scopes are not procured, then a lab technician has to conduct extra correlation work, again impeding patients care as a technician would have to switch back and forth between instruments. Additionally, Olympus microscopes are modular and the parts of the current Olympus microscopes in the lab are interchangeable with this unit if the need arises preventing unnecessary delay of patient care. The Olympus microscope will provide continuity because the laboratory has multiple Olympus Microscopes and the pathologists and residents are familiar with the operation of these models. The Olympus dual head front to back microscope is needed to replace equipment approaching end of life. The microscope is critical for providing surgical, cytology and autopsy diagnoses.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Mountain Home, TN 37684, USA
- Zip Code: 37684
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 37684
- Record
- SN06435610-F 20220824/220823060732 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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