OLYMPUS MICROSCOPES
General Information
- Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
- Original Published Date: Aug 22, 2022 04:39 pm CDT
- Original Response Date: Aug 26, 2022 08:00 am CDT
- Inactive Policy: Manual
- Original Inactive Date: Aug 26, 2022
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- Place of Performance: Mountain Home , TN 37684USA
Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 9, intends to issue a Firm Fixed Priced contract under the authority of FAR 8.405-6(b), Items peculiar to one manufacturer, on or about August 26, 2022 to Olympus America Incorporated. The period of performance will be for sixty calendar days after issuance of the notice to proceed.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Mountain Home Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) is seeking 12 microscopes with each microscope being individually designed for specific tasks in Anatomic Pathology Laboratory. In addition, using the same scopes provides similar characteristics across the equipment such as field of vision. Buying any other scope other than Olympus would bring in variation factors. This could mean that the lab is not able to provide consistent results for patient care. If Olympus scopes are not procured, then a lab technician has to conduct extra correlation work, again impeding patients care as a technician would have to switch back and forth between instruments.
Additionally, Olympus microscopes are modular and the parts of the current Olympus microscopes in the lab are interchangeable with this unit if the need arises preventing unnecessary delay of patient care. The Olympus microscope will provide continuity because the laboratory has multiple Olympus Microscopes and the pathologists and residents are familiar with the operation of these models. The Olympus dual head front to back microscope is needed to replace equipment approaching end of life. The microscope is critical for providing surgical, cytology and autopsy diagnoses.
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Contact Information
Primary Point of Contact
- COREY MALIK
- COREY.MALIK@VA.GOV
- Phone Number 6152256957