66--Lser Vibrometer/FBO Sole Source Notice

Laser Vibrometer VISN 22 Network Contracting Office (NCO 22), intends to procure a Laser Vibrometer OFV-5534B9, consisting of OFV-5000, High Performance Modular Controller, VD-09, 8 velocity ranges, Linearity 0.5%, DD-900, Wide bandwidth 16-range Digital Displacement Decoder, OFV-534, Compact laser interferometer with integrated video camera, VIB-A-510-CAM, illuminator & microscope lens adapter for OFV-534 with integrated video camera, Customer provides data acquisition and video display, VIB-A-550, adapter mounting plates; Microscope Test Stand & Microscope Objectives Comprising SZX534-HD, Heavy Duty, Vertical test stand for OFV-534, Free Standing. Tip/tilt, Requires VIB-A-P06, MSA-A-MP5X Long Range M Plan 5X Objective, MSA-A-MP10X, Long Range M Plan 10X Objective, MSA-AMP20X Long Range M Plan 20X Objective; XY heavy duty Traverse/Tilt Stage for up to 100mm travel in each direction and +/-6 degree tip/tilt. Highly focus laser onto small structures VIB-A-P06 from the Polytec. Inc. This equipment is necessary at the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System Research Program. The Polytec. Inc. is only known source capable of providing the unique equipment for measuring inner ear structures such as the basilar membrane to sound stimulation. This procurement will be firm fixed, under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), under the sole source authority. This is not a request for competitive quotations and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government for submittals in response to this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered exclusively for the purpose of determining the competitive procurement. Please direct questions, via email to [email protected], before closing date August 08/09/2013 at 1530 PST. No telephone calls will be accepted.