The Regional Procurement Office (RPO) East intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Med Associates, Inc., 166 Industrial Park Rd, Fairfax, VT, 05454-4452, to purchase additional sound attenuating cubicle packages for the Iowa City VA Health Care System that match and are fully compatible with the already-existing core system. It is imperative to purchase the same equipment to maintain consistency and continuity of research in progress. The following equipment will be purchased:

ITEM INFORMATION

ITEM NUMBER

DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

QUANTITY

UNIT

0001

Med Associates Wheel Cage Set ups:

Seamless Open Field Starter Package for

Mouse with USB Controller (1 EA)

Additional Seamless Test Arena for Mouse

with USB Controller (5 EA)

Sound Attenuating Cubicle Package for

Mouse Open Field (6 EA)

28V, 3A DC Power Supply (2 EA)

Dark Box Insert for Mouse Open Field

Activity (12 EA)

48 Channel IR USB Controller for

Open Field Activity Monitoring

(ENV-520USB to upgrade older system, 6 EA)

4 & 1 Port USB Hub (3 EA)



1.00

EA

0002

Med Associates Light Dark Box Set ups:

Activity Wheel with Plastic Home Cage

for Mouse (16 EA)

SuperPort 16 Input Module (1 EA)

Passive Connection Panel, 16 Input/16

Output (1 EA)

DB25 SmartCtrl Cable, M/F 25' (7.6m) (1 EA)

Power Cable, 25' (7.6 m) (1 EA)

10' (3.0 m) 3-Pin Mini-Molex Extension

Cable (16 EA)

Small Tabletop Cabinet and Power Supply (1 EA)

PCIe(xpress) Interface Package,

Full Height (1 EA)

MED-PC V 64bit Software, Lab License

64-bit ONLY, no 32-bit OS support (1 EA)

Activity Wheel Data Collection Utility (1 EA)



1.00

EA











This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responsible sources who wish to identify their interest and capability to provide this equipment must notify this Contracting Specialist at millicent.covert@va.gov, NLT Wednesday, September 11, 2019 by 12:00 PM EST. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the interested parties' notification, the Contracting Specialist will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations.