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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JANUARY 07, 2016 FBO #5158
DOCUMENT

66 -- Biocabinet with Stand - Attachment

Notice Date

1/5/2016
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

339112 — Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center;109 Bee Street;Charleston SC 29403-5799
 

ZIP Code

29403-5799
 

Solicitation Number

VA24716N0199
 

Response Due

1/12/2016
 

Archive Date

3/12/2016
 

Point of Contact

Michael Giffon
 

E-Mail Address

9-6682<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This is a sources sought to determine the availability of potential sources having the capabilities to provide the SPECIFIED REQUIREMENT. All interested vendors are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought including commercial market information. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. This is a sources sought synopsis only. Questions should be submitted by email to michael.giffon@va.gov. Provide only the requested information below. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classifications (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB/VOSB), Hub zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, woman owned small business, FSS/GSA contract schedule holders or large business) relative to NAICS 339112. Responses to this synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published on the FBO website. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. SPECIFIED REQUIREMENT: Network Contracting Office 7, Charleston, SC is seeking sources for a potential contractor to supply the following item: ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT 189413-128 BIOCABINET W/STND A2 115V10IN4FT 1 EA 2MISCFURNCA-EL LT WHITE GLOVE DELIVERY 1 EA STATEMENT OF WORK Biospecimen Storage Equipment with a Wireless Monitoring System for Improved Protection System Description We have identified an automated security system (Smart-Vue) capable of monitoring multiple pieces of different storage equipment, that will continuously report on the functional parameters of each piece of equipment and send alert notifications in the event of catastrophic failure or function outside of normal working parameters. The Smart-Vue server software records critical equipment parameters such as temperature, relative humidity, carbon dioxide levels, and power status/failure. The software will notify designated personnel of any deviations in the critical parameters using email, telephone (voice calling), or text messaging. Along with this system we would like to purchase several storage devices that are able to directly interface with this wireless monitoring system. This integrated set of equipment includes: 1) three Revco Ultra-Low freezers (necessary for storing frozen samples at -80oC to prevent protein and nucleic acid degradation); 2) one Locator 4 cryogenic storage vessel (necessary for the proper cryopreservation of primary aortic fibroblast and smooth muscle cell cultures); and 3) two VWR Symphony CO2 incubators (essential for maintaining a humidified 37oC with 5% carbon dioxide (21% oxygen) environment for culturing primary cell cultures). Each piece of equipment is monitored by an individual Smart-Vue sensor. The sensor data will be transmitted wirelessly, continuously, and in real-time, to a receiver that collates the data into a database monitored by the Smart-Vue server software that will be loaded onto a computer with battery back-up. Therefore, this integrated package of equipment, with the monitoring system, will provide the necessary security to allow laboratory personnel to ensure safe storage of irreplaceable biospecimens. This provides a layer of security that is not available in most basic science laboratories. The equipment requested is built to specifically interface easily with the Smart-Vue monitoring system. Importantly, the Smart-Vue system is scalable; if additional freezers, incubators, or cryopreservation vessels are needed, they can be added with the addition of more Smart-Vue sensors (as long as they are compatible with the Smart-Vue security system). Lastly, the wireless nature of this monitoring system allows the researcher to place the equipment in any location within the laboratory (e.g. ultra-low freezers in the freezer room, cryogenic vessel in the main laboratory and the tissue culture incubators in the tissue culture room). Because of space constraints within the laboratory, this level of portability is essential to allow for easy laboratory space planning. Overall, this integrated set of equipment described above, is essential to provide the needed biospecimen storage and security of irreplaceable human and transgenic mouse biospecimens which are needed to complete the aims of our funded VA BLR&D project. Clinical Utility Biospecimens are a critical resource for basic and translational research scientists. The quality and reliability of the data derived from these biospecimens is directly dependent on the quality and consistency of how the samples are being stored. As a result, the need for real-time storage equipment monitoring has become an important requirement, that is often overlooked or taken for granted by investigators. Therefore, the purpose of this equipment request is to acquire a storage equipment solution in order to safeguard irreplaceable human and transgenic mouse samples utilized for ongoing research studies being conducted in the Ralph H. Johnson VAMC research laboratories. The system's wireless sensor end-point modules must measure the following parameters: "Temperature "Temperature + Relative humidity "Platinum Resistance Thermometer (PT100) "4-20 mA "Dry Contact "CO2 + Temperature "Differential Pressure "Internal Temperature Sensor (+10?C to +50?C) with Repeater and Power Outage Alarm "Dual Temp Probe The system's wireless sensor must be able to integrate with following pieces of storage equipment with specific dimensions in order to fit in predetermined locations in the laboratory: "Two Revco Ultra-Low freezers (37.6 x 32.4 x 78in; D x W x H) "Locator-4 cryogenic storage vessel (with a 37.5in height and a 22in diameter) Dual stacked VWR Symphony water-jacketed CO2 incubators (26 x 79 x 25in; D x W x H) Delivery will be to: 1001Trident Street Hanahan, SC, 29410 Attn: Albert German, 843-789-7261 Albert.german@va.gov Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs;Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center;109 Bee Street;Charleston SC 29403-5799 Point of Contact(s): Michael Giffon michael.giffon@va.gov 843-789-6682, Michael.Giffon@va.gov REQUESTED INFORMATION: (1) STATEMENT OF CABABILITY: Submit a brief description that demonstrates how your company has the ability to provide the afore mentioned item. Include past experience in providing this items to the VA, other Government (Federal or State) agency, or for a private facility. (2) BUSINESS SIZE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS: (a) Indicate whether your business is large or small (b) If small, indicate if your firm qualifies as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business (c) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (d) Indicate if your firm is a certified Hub-zone firm (e) Indicate if your firm is a woman-owned or operated business (f) Indicate if your firm is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) (g) Include the DUNS number of your firm. (h) State whether your firm is registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ and/or the VetBiz Registry at http://vip.vetbiz.gov/. If not, please (i) NOTE that any future solicitation could only be awarded to a contractor who is registered in SAM and to receive award based on VOSB or SDVOSB status you must be registered in the VetBiz Registry. Responses must be emailed to michael.giffon@va.gov no later than 3:00pm EST, Tuesday, Jan 12, 2016. Your response should include both the STATEMENT OF CABABILITY and BUSINESS SIZE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS information as explained above. Please place "Attention: Biocabinet" in the subject line of your email. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. A SOLICITATION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/ChaVAMC/VAMCCO80220/VA24716N0199/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA247-16-N-0199 VA247-16-N-0199.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2492561&FileName=VA247-16-N-0199-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2492561&FileName=VA247-16-N-0199-000.docx

 

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Record

SN03983016-W 20160107/160105234608-2668f4ce03e00ef1f3613f9166bc7e41 (fbodaily.com)
 

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