The Department of Veterans Affairs, Iowa City VA Medical Center, Iowa City, IA intends to negotiate a sole source procurement under the authority of FAR 6.302.1, FAR 6.302.5 with Leeds Precision Instruments, 800 Boone Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55427-4433. Interested parties may identify their experience in providing these services to the Contracting Officer via e-mail at [email protected] or fax 319-887-4957. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is VA-263-10-RQ-0615 and issued as a request for quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-35, effective July 14, 2009. The associated NAICS code is 423490 and small business size standard is 100 Emp. The acquisition is not set-aside and is being negotiated as a sole source procurement. The requirement for this acquisition includes the following: 1 HALOGEN LAMP 12X/100W 2 EA __________ 8-C406 2 WHN 10X-1-3 WIDEFIELD 10X EYEPIECE FOR BX/IX WITH RETICLE SHELF 2 EA __________ 2-U1006 3 UYCP-11 POWER CORD 115V 1 EA __________ UYCP-11 4 LEEDS OLYMPUS 1X DUAL MICROSCOPE COVER 1 EA __________ LP1-COVER-03 5 10' SERIAL CABLE DB9 FEMALE - FEMALE 1 EA __________ 02695 6 X-CITE 120Q METAL HALIDE ILLUMINATOR WITH IRIS FOR INTENSITY CONTROL 1 EA __________ OEX-0221 7 X-CITE 120 REPLACEMENT BULB 1 EA __________ OEX-BULB 8 RT FILTER SET FOR DAPI: EXCITER D350/50x 1 EA __________ U-N49000 9 49002; ET FILTER CUBE FOR GFP/FITC/CY2 1 EA __________ U-N49002 10 49005; ET FILTER CUBE FOR DSRED/TRITC/CY3 1 EA __________ U-N49005 11 U-TV0.63XC C-MOUNT ADAPTER FOR BX, BX2 AND 1X2 1 EA __________ U-V1063C2 12 E97C14-1051-01;1.4 MP PELTIER-COOL CCD MONO CAMERA 1 EA __________ SIS-XM10 13 PRECISION T35MM MINI-TOWER WORKSTATION WITH QUAD CORE XEON W3520 1 EA __________ PC1MT24-0905 14 FLAT TOP MOTORZIED STAGE 2MM BALL SCREW NO ENCODERS 1 EA __________ H117P21X 15 PETRI DISH HOLDER 1 EA __________ H229XR 16 FOUR SLIDE HOLDER RECESSED 1 EA __________ H234R 17 OASIS-BLUE FOUR AXIS UNIVERSAL PCI STEPPER MOTOR CONTROLLER FOR MOTORIZED XY STAGES, Z FOCUS DRIVES, AND FILTER WHEELS 1 EA __________ OI-OASIS-BLUE 18 TWO AXIS JOYSTICK FOR OASIS BLUE 1 EA __________ OI-BLUE-JOY2.3 19 OASIS BLUE PRIOR CABLE 1 EA __________ OI-OBC-800-XY 20 WS MODIFICATION FOR FV1000 DIC 1 EA __________ OPC-WSTC-MOD 21 WEATHER STATION CO2 INCUBATOR FOR USE WITH IX/IX2 INVERTED MICROSOCPE 1 EA __________ OPC-WSTC-PFT The date of delivery is ordered by purchase order with delivery being FOB Destination to the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Iowa City VAMC, 601 Highway 6 W, Iowa City, IA 52246. (Contact Sheila Grimm at (319) 338-0581 ext: 5332 for questions. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition along with additional addenda. A statement regarding the applicability of the provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, is not applicable to this sole source acquisition. Offeror is to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, also applies to this acquisition and the following clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402), 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (June 2007) (15 U.S.C 632(a)(2)), 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755), 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (FEB 2008) (E.O. 13126), 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246), 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees (Dec 2004) (E.O. 13201). 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Aug 2007) (Applies to all contracts). 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (DEC 2007)(42 U.S.C. 8259b), 52.225-3, Buy American Act--Free Trade Agreements-- Israeli Trade Act (Aug 2007) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, Pub. L 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 109-53 and 109-169), 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2006) (E.o.s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury), 52.225-4 Buy American Act—Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate. The FAR clause at 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Other than Central Contractor Registration applies to this acquisition as well. The VAAR Clauses applicable to this acquisition are 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising, 852.233-70 Protest content/alternative dispute resolution, 852.233-71 Alternate protest procedure, 852.246-70 Guarantee, 852.246-71 Inspection, 852.252-70 Solicitation provisions or clauses incorporated by reference, 852.273-70 Late offers, 852.273-71 Alternative negotiation techniques, and 852.273-74 Award without exchanges. Information concerning clauses and provision incorporated by reference may be obtained at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Quote is due by 17:00 pm CST on September 21, 2010. Proposal may be mailed, faxed or emailed to Todd Yahnke at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Iowa City VAMC, Contract Management (90C), 601 Highway 6 W, Iowa City IA 52246, fax: (319) 887-4957, or e-mail: [email protected]. For additional information regarding this notice please contact Todd Yahnke at the provided email address or by calling (319) 688-3842.

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