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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 24, 2012 FBO #3987
DOCUMENT

66 -- SECTOR Imager 2400A - Attachment

Notice Date

10/22/2012
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;VISN 1 Network Contracting Office;Acquisitions-90;421 North Main Street;Leeds MA 01053-9764
 

ZIP Code

01053-9764
 

Solicitation Number

VA24113Q0048
 

Response Due

10/29/2012
 

Archive Date

2/5/2013
 

Point of Contact

Teresa J Cutty
 

E-Mail Address

4-4040
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The VAMC Bedford, Research, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis pursuant to FAR 6.302-1 -- Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements with Meso Scale Discovery, 9238 Gaither Rd, Gaithersburg, MD, 20877 for one (1) each SECTOR Imager 2400a. This requirement will include the following characteristics: Product Description SECTOR Imager 2400a manufactured by Meso Scale Discovery to include: 1) Data analysis software installed on the instrument PC; 2) Computer XP Pro SP3 and flat screen monitor; 3) UPS; 4) Robotic/manual adaptor; 5) compatible with single-spot and multi-spot 96-well plates; 6) 220 standard 96 well Multi Array uncoated plates; 7) shipping and handling. The SECTOR Imager 2400 reader uses ultralow noise charge-coupled device (CCD) camera with custom-designed telecentric lenses for rapid detection in all MULTI-ARRAY ® or MULTI-SPOT ® plates; high information content and high throughput; uses simple no-wash formats and minimal consumption of reagents for multiplexing biomarkers and cytokines or screening kinases, ubiquitin ligases, integrins or GPCRs. Salient Characteristics The SECTOR instrument is a medium throughput imaging detection system, capable of multiplexing in all spot formats and reads 96- and 384-well plates. It offers excellent sensitivity and dynamic range, while providing speed suitable for medium throughput screening laboratories, as well as those laboratories involved in cytokine multiplexing but with lesser throughput requirements. Specifications Dimensions "Height: 29.5" (74 cm) "Depth: 30.5" (77.5 cm) "Width: 26.8" (68.1 cm) "Weight: 155 lbs. (70 kg) Optics and Mechanics "Cooled CCD camera "Custom telecentric lens "Integrated bar code readers "Two-dimensional motion control Plate Formats "96- and 384-well MULTI-ARRAY ® Plates "96-well MULTI-SPOT ® Plates Performance "Functional detection limit (binding assays): ~106 labels "Dynamic range: 105 "Read time: three minutes per plate Software "MSD ® DISCOVERY WORKBENCH ® Software "On-board data storage in secure database "Real-time data visualization and processing tools "Custom data export for integration with external databases "Optional robotic integration tools This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. Parties may identify their interest, accompanied by supporting literature, to the Contracting Officer no later than Thursday, October 29, 2012. Responses should be sent to teresa.cutty@va.gov. Information received will be for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/NoVAMC/VAMCCO80220/VA24113Q0048/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA241-13-Q-0048 VA241-13-Q-0048 SOURCES SOUGHT.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=505230&FileName=VA241-13-Q-0048-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=505230&FileName=VA241-13-Q-0048-000.docx

 

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Place of Performance

Address: Department of Veterans Affairs;Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital;200 Springs Rd;Bedford, MA

Zip Code: 01730
 

Record

SN02917549-W 20121024/121022234153-8cb4775e320d813433ae564f3c0776a9 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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