The VISN 22 Network Contracting Activity intends to negotiate a firm, fixed-price sole source procurement (Commercial Item FAR Part 12) with DSI Data Sciences International to provide a mouse telemetry system for the Research Department of the VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161 under the authority of FAR 6.302-1.
Equipment required is described as:
Mouse Telemetry System. The system is configured to record data from 8 animals simultaneously. The eight (8) animal system configuration includes the following:
- 8 PA-C10 Mouse BP Transmitter
- 8 ETA-F10 Mouse ECG Transmitter
- 8 RPC-1 Receivers
- 1 APR Ambient Pressure Reference
- 2 Data Exchange Matrix with Power Supply
- Dataquest A.R.T. Gold Acquisition Interface
- Starter Kits and Surgical Videos
The VA believes that Data Sciences International (DSI) is the only company to offer commercially available implantable transmitters for measuring blood pressure (model PA-C10) and ECG (model ETA-F10) in mice.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, any firm that believes it can meet these requirements may give written notification to the Contracting Officer no later than September 20, 2010 at 3:00PM. Supporting evidence must be in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements for this equipment. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely by the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All inquiries for this procurement must be sent, in writing, to the Contracting Officer via e-mail at
[email protected] or faxed to (562) 961-1396. The requester must include the RFQ Number, requester's name, address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address.
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