SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Upgrade to Imaging System
- Notice Date
- 9/15/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs So. Texas Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division, 7400 Merton Minter Boulevard, San Antonio, Texas 78229-4404
- ZIP Code
- 78229-4404
- Solicitation Number
- 671-48Q-03
- Response Due
- 9/26/2003
- Archive Date
- 10/26/2003
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact - Jo Collins, Purchasing Agent, (210) 617-5239, Contracting Officer - Jo Collins, Purchasing Agent, (210) 617-5239
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to Jo Collins
(jo.collins@med.va.gov)
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Request for quotes (RFQ) are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation documents, incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-15. This procurement is unrestricted. The NAICS is 423450 with business size standard 100 employees. A firm-fixed price contract is anticipated. Products listed herein are products manufactured by Photon Technology Int'l and in accordance with FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal and VAAR 852.211-77 Brand Name or Equal are intended to be descriptive but not restrictive, and are provided to indicate the quality and characteristics of products that will be satisfactory.The South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division, 7400 Merton Minter Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78229 has a requirement to purchase an upgrade to the Imaging System located in Room U205 in Research Service: one (1) Upgrade to Imagemaster III P/N CGM3-9-2003 manufactured by Photon Technology Intl. or equal. The associated components required are: lamp housing with integrated igniter for RF suppression; fully functional wavelength scanning illuminator with automatic, continuously tunable excitation wavelengths from 250 to 650 nm and continuously adjustable bandwidth from 1 to 25 nm, resolution of < .5 nm, and accuracy of +/- .5 nm, designed for ratio fluorescence experiments; illuminator to be coupled through existing adapter to Nikon TE2000 microscope; illuminator must be controlled by existing PTI Felix software; illuminator must be fully compatible with existing PTI photometer and liquid light guide coupled D105 sample compartment; full system including existing PTI photometry and cell suspension system must be 100% compatible; dual ratio dye capability; In situ calibration of calcium concentration available through spectral scans; UV-grade liquid light-guide coupling allows for uniform illumination and remote positioning of illuminator, eliminating vibrations and electrical interference with the microscope; automatic integrated shuttering; PTI IC-300 intensified CCD Camera with controller, image capture board, computer interface electronics (optimized for FURA-2 measurements 100% controlled by software; thresholding, masking, contrast enhancement; automatic real-time background subtraction; ratio calibration via analytical formula or LUT in real-time; Bitmap, TIFF, and PTI image formats standard; on-the-fly switching between preprogrammed acquisition setups; flexible acquisition protocols enable ratio experiments, which require dual excitation and single emission, single excitation and dual emission. The system with all compononets should be directly serviced and supported by one manufacturer. Quotations shall include all warranty information, technical data, travel hours, and labor. Quotations shall be submitted F.O.B. destination. All quotations are to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offer Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with quotation. (A copy of this provision may be requested by facsimile to (210) 617-5255, Attn: Jo Collins). The following provisions and clauses apply to this action: 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes and Executive Orders-Commercial Items including clauses incorporated by reference under Section b (13-19)(22)(30) and Section c (1-2), 52-212-1 Instruction to Offerors-Commercial Items, 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal, 52.237-1 Site Visit, VAAR clause 852.211-77 Brand name or equal, 852.211-70 Requirements for Operating and Maintenance Manuals, 852.211-71 Guarantee Clause and 852.270-4 Commercial Advertising. E-mail quotations are unacceptable. Offers are to be submitted written or by facsimile to (210) 949-3777, Attention: Jo Collins, by Close of Business (COB) 5:00 p.m. CST on September 26, 2003. Offers/Bids received after the exact specified time will not be considered. Referenced clauses can be found on the Internet at: http://www.arnet.gov/far and http://www.va.gov/oa&mm/vaar/index.htm.
- Web Link
-
RFQ 671-48Q-03
(http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/solicitation?number=671-48Q-03)
- Record
- SN00434454-W 20030917/030915213139 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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