PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office (NCO 21) intends to award a sole source, firm fixed price contract to Carl Zeiss Microscopy LLC for replacement microscope parts and CO2 controller unit. The procurement is on behalf of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Regional Procurement Office West (RPOW), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21, on behalf of VA SAN FRANCSICO. The specific items required are as follows: ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 1.00 EA Camera Axiocam 807 mono LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 426560-9160-000 Funding/Req. Number: 1 662-24-2-9175-0003 0002 1.00 EA G Trigger Cable Axiocam 5xx/7xx LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 426557-0001-000 Funding/Req. Number: 1 662-24-2-9175-0003 0003 1.00 EA Workstation Premium ZEISS 60A R2 (hp Z6) LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 410203-9912-000 Funding/Req. Number: 1 662-24-2-9175-0003 0004 1.00 EA SysConf1d HP Z6 G4 Win10 LTSC 2021 Basic LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 000000-2548-757 Funding/Req. Number: 1 662-24-2-9175-0003 0005 1.00 EA Processor Intel Xeon Gold 6234 (hp Z6) LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 410330-0700-000 Funding/Req. Number: 1 662-24-2-9175-0003 0006 2.00 EA Memory 32GB (1x32) DDR4-2933 (hp Z6) LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 410303-3205-000 Funding/Req. Number: 1 662-24-2-9175-0003 0007 1.00 EA Graphics Card NVIDIA RTX A4000 16 GB DP LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 410331-2800-000 Funding/Req. Number: 1 662-24-2-9175-0003 0008 1.00 EA Language pack english US LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 410380-0200-000 Funding/Req. Number: 1 662-24-2-9175-0003 0009 1.00 EA Hard drive extension to 12TB RAID10 (Z6) LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 410324-0012-000 Funding/Req. Number: 1 662-24-2-9175-0003 0010 1.00 EA MTE662T2 M.2 PCle NVMe 2TB SSD LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 000000-0655-565 Funding/Req. Number: 1 662-24-2-9175-0003 0011 1.00 EA Adapter USB-4x RS232 EX-1334V LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 410361-1000-000 Funding/Req. Number: 1 662-24-2-9175-0003 0012 1.00 EA Nework adapter 2x10 GbE RJ45 (hp Z6) LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 410358-0503-000 Funding/Req. Number: 1 662-24-2-9175-0003 0013 1.00 EA G Trigger board uCon HS (PCI x Press) LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 400100-9021-000 Funding/Req. Number: 1 662-24-2-9175-0003 0014 1.00 EA Signal distribution box Rev3 LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 432927-9042-000 Funding/Req. Number: 1 662-24-2-9175-0003 0015 1.00 EA G CO2 Module S1 LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 411857-9010-000 Funding/Req. Number: 1 662-24-2-9175-0003 0016 1.00 EA G CO2 Cover HM f/Heating Insert M LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 000000-0441-342 Funding/Req. Number: 1 662-24-2-9175-0003 VA s Gray Market Items terms and conditions apply pursuant to VAAR 852.212-71 Gray Market Items and VAAR 852.212-72 Gray Market and Counterfeit Items. As a result, vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the items identified to be eligible for participation with this acquisition. Vendor must be able to provide the documentation that demonstrates such aforementioned authority. The solicitation for this action will be posted to beta.sam.gov and all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. After consideration, the Government will determine whether to proceed with the sole source acquisition. Please keep in mind that patient care and choice in the decision is the highest priority to the VA. The solicitation will be posted on or about December 6, 2023. Please respond to [email protected] no later than Tuesday December 5, 2023, at 12:00 pm Hawaii Standard time. With your response, please provide evidence showing compliance with the aforementioned Gray Market clauses. Failure to provide the required information may result in a determination that your company is not a viable source. (End of Notice)

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