Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Materiels Management Service Line (AD13), 1601 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70l46

66 -- INSTRUMENTS & LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL 629-25-98 DUE 101398 POC Donna Watkins, Purchasing Agent (504) 589-5204 SOL 629-25-98 Due 10/13/98 Donna Watkins, Purchasing Agent (504) 589-5204. The Dept of Veterans Affairs, 1601 Perdido Street intends to negotiate a commerical item (FAR Part 12) sole source contract with Biacore, Inc., Atlanta, GA 30341 under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This procurement is for one (1) each Biacore 3000 Processing unit with a 2 year Quality Assurance Program to include: four (4) flow cells that are monitored simultaneously, a removable sensor chips that may be directly interfaced with a mass spectrophotometer, a continous flow for sample and buffer delivery, capabilities of using samples in micrometer plates, global analysis software, a baseline drift less than 0.1 RU/minute and noise of less than 0.1 RU, a wide dynamic range so that samples in buffers of high refractive index (such as 40% glycerol or 15% DMSO) can be analyzed directly, reagents and interactive CD ROM for training, capabilities to reuse 50-100 times the same biospecific sensor chip for repeated sample analysis, stirring of samples is not necessary which can cause shearing of proteins, disruption of cells and exposes samples to an air interface enchaning oxidation of protiens. A justification for other than full and open competition has been prepared to support this procurement. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Issue Date: 9/11/98. Proposals due: 10/13/98, 4:00pm, central time. Posted 09/11/98 (W-SN248515). (0254)

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