SPECIAL NOTICE
J -- FACSAria:CELL SORTER and FLOW CYTOMETER HIGHLY SPECIALIZED 695-C90347
- Notice Date
- 3/20/2019
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 334510
— Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC);115 S 84th Street, Suite 101;Milwaukee WI 53214-1476
- ZIP Code
- 53214-1476
- Archive Date
- 4/19/2019
- Point of Contact
- della.bond@va.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Page 6 of 2 The Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with BD BIOSCIENCES. for service on the FACSAria: CELL SORTER and FLOW CYTOMETER HIGHLY SPECIALIZED, CUSTOM MADE EQUIPMENT (per attached SOW) with the Milwaukee VAMC Building 70, Room Number 70-C-137, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. BD BIOSCIENCES is the only vendor capable of providing service to their proprietary system. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR 12 & 13 Single- Source Award Justification for Simplified Acquisitions Procedure and no other vendor will satisfy agency requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any firm that believes it can meet these requirements may give written notification to the Contracting Specialist by 09:00 AM (CST) March 22, 2019. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. Information must be sent to the Contracting Specialist, Della.Bond@va.gov. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Responses received will be evaluated however; a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, the Contracting Office will proceed with the sole source negotiation with BD BIOSCIENCES. This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 Simplified acquisition procedures as implemented in FAR 13.106-3(b)(3)(i), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This will be a firm fixed price contract. The NAICS Code is 334510. SCOPE OF WORK (SOW) Background A large group of researchers at the CJZVAMC are in high demand for use of the flow cytometer and cell sorter on station. This equipment housed at the CJZVAMC is highly depended upon by researchers as it has dramatically increased productivity by decreasing the time and effort currently lost to transporting samples to/from an academic partnering institution with limited system access. This equipment has also further improved experimental reliability, and enabled research studies involving time critical experiments by removing procedural and administrative barriers. Objectives This instrument is used to analyze cell suspensions from blood or different tissues, which can be labeled with specific markers and analyzed using the flow cytometer. Importantly, this flow cytometer can detect up to 17 different markers (on cell surface and inside the cell) at the same time in the same cell population, which is very important to define specific cell properties. This device also functions as a cell sorter, which can sort cells based on their properties. Cells can then be used for further analysis, cell culture or in animal studies. Scope This piece of equipment is housed at the Clement J Zablocki VAMC Milwaukee, Research Building 70, Room Number 70-C-137. This vital piece of equipment is in critical emergent need of service review and/or repair to maintain in order to obtain optimal use and be fully functional for performance as stated in the objective of this SOW. Tasks or Requirements Coverage includes the BD FACSAria Fusion Special Order System and one BD FACStation (excluding printers) for labor, travel expenses and parts (excluding lasers and consumable items) for the following: - Two (2) Preventive Maintenance Inspections to be performed during a twelve-month period including two (2) PM kits. - Software Revisions released during the Agreement term. - Unlimited service visits, Monday-Friday, excluding BD Biosciences holidays. - Unlimited telephone support for instruments, reagents and applications will be provided at no additional charge. - Every reasonable effort will be made to respond within 48-hours to a request for emergency on-site service Monday through Friday, excluding BD Biosciences holidays.) Selection Criteria The Becton Dickinson Company (BD) is the only source available for this crucial equipment meeting all requirements for repair and service maintenance. Security Access to Room Number 70-C-137 will be by employee escort. Place of Performance Clement J Zablocki VAMC Milwaukee, Research Building 70, Room Number 70-C-137 NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (20-MAR-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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