66--Copy of 36C24E-19-AP-0571 | 662-20-1-7175-0001 | FluoRespirometer

The Veterans Administration San Francisco Medical Center Research and Development Group intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Oroboros O2k High-Resolution Fluorespirometer. This equipment will be utilized to continue to support research projects currently being conducted at the San Francisco VA. The VA requires this system to measure mitochondrial function in cardiac muscle tissue and to perform a biochemical analysis of energy production inside heart muscle cells. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement and who is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller of all the items listed above, may submit a capability statement to the contracting office to the contracting office no later than Friday, November 8, 2019, 4:00 PM EST. Interest/capability statements may be sent to Elaine DiBucci at [email protected]. No telephone responses will be accepted. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.