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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 27, 2011 FBO #3532
DOCUMENT

91 -- Multiparameter Cell Analysis System - Attachment

Notice Date

7/25/2011
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;VA Sierra Pacific Network (VISN 21);VA Northern California HealthCare System;5342 Dudley Blvd. Bldg 98 (90/CCA);McClellan CA 95652-1012
 

ZIP Code

95652-1012
 

Solicitation Number

VA26111RQ0729
 

Response Due

8/1/2011
 

Archive Date

9/30/2011
 

Point of Contact

Daniel Czech
 

E-Mail Address

3-4558<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Veteran-Owned Small Business
 

Description

This document is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, proposals are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit competitive offers. Interested persons may submit offers, and all eligible offers received prior to Aug 01, 2011 will be considered by the Government. The NAICS code is 334516 and the size standard is 500 Employees. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-53. Only emailed requests received directly from the requester are acceptable. The list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable). Please note, all of the line items are designated Brand Name or Equal: CLIN w/DESCRIPTION/QTY/UNIT/UNIT PRICE/TOTAL AMOUNT 0001 1 EA $___________________ $____________________ Roche Diagnostics Cellavista High-End Instrument Or Equal Offering On: Manufacturer name_____________________________________ Brand________________________________________________ No.__________________________________________________ 0002 1 EA $___________________ $____________________ Roche Diagnostics Slide Holder Or Equal Offering On: Manufacturer name_____________________________________ Brand________________________________________________ No.__________________________________________________ GRAND TOTAL --- $_______________________ Delivery, acceptance, and FOB Destination Point: ITEMS ALL QUANTITYALL Requested Delivery Date: 30 Days ARO SHIP TO: VA Palo Alto Health Care System 3801 Miranda Ave, Bldg 100 Palo Alto, CA 94304-1207 VA Point of Contact: TBD INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS Only electronic offers will be accepted. Offers are due to Daniel.Czech@va.gov 3:00 PM PDT Aug 01,2011. EVALUATION FACTORS Offerors will be evaluated to the extent they can provide the items (or equal) listed in the price schedule in Section B. The Government will award to the lowest priced, responsible, technically acceptable offeror. Device must: a.Combine brightfield imagine with fluorescence optics b.Allow for imaging and acquisition of entire cell culture dishes at microscopic resolution (2x, 4x, 10x, 20, 40x). c.Be able to analyze cells in user-defined areas in microplates, microwell plates (384-, 96-, 48-, 24-, 12-, 6-well SBS formats), microscope slides, chamber slides, small culture dishes, and T-Flasks. d.Display image results as spreadsheets, heat maps, time charts, histograms, and scatter plots. e.Analyze cell colonies, individual cells, cell nuclei, through image recognition. f.Discriminate between objects using brightfield and fluorescently signals. g.Capture and archive large amounts of data without the need for hundreds of individuals pictures from a conventional microscope. h.Analyze hundreds of cell culture conditions and wells, capturing images and analyzing those images with computer-based algorithms. i.Identify stem cell sub-types in their environment. j.Capture information from dozens of cell culture conditions. k.Characterize osteogenic potential in single bone marrow-derived cells under various culture conditions and over extended periods of time. Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999) (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as "brand name or equal," the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government's needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that "equal" products must meet are specified in the solicitation. (b) To be considered for award, offers of "equal" products, including "equal" products of the brand name manufacturer, must- (1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; (2) Clearly identify the item by- (i) Brand name, if any; and (ii) Make or model number; (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and (4) Clearly describe any modification the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modification. (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate "equal" products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. (d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an "equal" product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. (End of provision ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION PROVISIONS/CONTRACT CLAUSES: FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) For the purpose of this clause, the fill-ins are http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html and http://www1.va.gov/oamm/oa/ars/policyreg/vaar/index.cfm, respectively. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (June 2010). FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (May 2011) For the purposes of this clause, items (b) 1, 4, 6, 7, 13, 21, 24-31, 36, 37 40, and 46 are considered checked and apply. VAAR 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising (Jan 2008) VAAR 852.211-70 Service Data Manuals (Nov 1984) VAAR 852.211-73 Brand Name or Equal (Jan 2008) VAAR 852.273-76 Electronic Invoice Submission (Interim - October 2008) FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) For the purpose of this provision, the fill-ins are http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html and http://www1.va.gov/oamm/oa/ars/policyreg/vaar/index.cfm, respectively. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Jun 2008). FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (May 2011): Offerors must return this provision with their proposal. They may either (1)complete all relevant portions of the provision or (2) complete paragraph (b) of the provision and indicate that it has completed official representations and certifications online at https://orca.bpn.gov/login.aspx. FAR 52.232-38 Submission of Electronic Funds Transfer Information with Offer (May 1999) VAAR 852.233-70 Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution (Jan 2008) VAAR 852.233-71 Alternate Protest Procedure (Jan 1998)
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VANCHCS/VANCHCS/VA26111RQ0729/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA-261-11-RQ-0729 VA-261-11-RQ-0729.doc (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=222970&FileName=VA-261-11-RQ-0729-000.doc)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=222970&FileName=VA-261-11-RQ-0729-000.doc

 

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Record

SN02508897-W 20110727/110725234332-1d74fb82e8c89e81fcb592988ec65bd0 (fbodaily.com)
 

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