SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- MultiMode Microplate Reader - Lexington VAMC
- Notice Date
- 4/26/2019
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 9;1639 Medical Center Parkway;Suite 400;Murfreesboro TN 37129
- ZIP Code
- 37129
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24919Q0262
- Response Due
- 5/3/2019
- Archive Date
- 6/2/2019
- Point of Contact
- sascha.hertslet@va.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- **This is not a request for proposals, bids, or quotes. This notice does not represent a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for information received because of this announcement. ** This is a Sources Sought notice to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Lexington, Kentucky (KY) Medical Center (LEX VAMC) is seeking qualified business contractors, preferably SDVOSB/VOSBs to provide a Microplate Reader for the following location: Bowling Campus, 1101 Veterans Drive, Lexington, KY 40502 c/o Research Department With the following salient characteristics: hybrid optical system combining a monochromator fluorescence optical system for flexibility with a filter-based fluorescence optical system for high performance in the same instrument. The monochromator optics and the filter optics have their own independent light source, detector and light path to prevent compromised performance. Monochromator based instrument upgradable for the filter-based optics option. have quadruple grating optical design (two gratings per monochromator) for better spectral scanning performance. have a dynamic range of 7 decades for fluorescence intensity measurements. able to dispense reagents in all detection modes. compatible with 2 L low volume microplate accessory with 16 or 48 sample microspots for direct nucleic acid quantification as well as fluorescence and luminescence measurements. available with gas control option for CO2/ O2 or CO2 only environmental control. Instrument must be upgradable for the gas control option. able to control temperature to 45 °C with a 4-zone temperature control system, with uniformity across the microplate of ±0.2 °C at 37 °C to limit edge effects in incubated assays. have automatic z-height adjustment to automatically accommodate for various microplate heights and fluid levels. have automatic individual well-by-well absorbance path length correction to automatically calculate 1 cm path length corrected results and compensate for pipetting errors. able to measure standard cuvettes in all detection modes within the temperature-controlled reading environment. have an available microplate stacker option. measures: fluorescence intensity UV-visible absorbance, and luminescence detection Output from this system will include: lipolysis (by measuring released free fatty acid by colorimetric absorbance) Fatty Acid uptake assay (live cell assay by measuring fluorescence signal) Insulin levels (by ELISA) inflammatory cytokines or adipokines (by luminex adipokine assay), and mitochondria membrane potential (by measuring fluorescence signal). Compact and sits atop a countertop Powered by a 110V plug Data from device is stored/transferred to software that is compatible with existing PC using Window 7 Professional / Windows 10 OS. INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS: Installation & training will be done during normal business hours Monday thru Friday from 8am to 4pm. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS: Options are not considered. If no responses are received from potentially responsible sources, LEX VAMC and its supporting contracting office NCO-9 - under FAR part 19.501(b) will have completed its due diligence regarding setting this procurement aside for small businesses and will proceed with procuring this requirement on an unrestricted basis. This procurement, whether it be set-aside for small business or procured on an unrestricted basis, seeks to be made under North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code 334516. The small business size standard is 1000 employees. All information submitted is subject to verification. Additional information may be requested to substantiate responses. If interested, please respond via email to the following: 1)Identify the socioeconomic status of your business (For additional information on small business concerns visit www.sba.gov). SDVOSB/VOSB must be listed as verified in VIP database at: https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov. 2) Provide brochure/price list of Manufacturer product(s) you distribute with authorized distributor/reseller letter 3) Identify whether you are a manufacturer or not. 4) Identify whether this requirement can be completed entirely under a GSA FSS delivery/task order, NASA-SEWP, or Open Market. 5)Provide current and active FSS or NASA-SEWP contract number, or confirm if Open Market. 6) DUNS number 7)Delivery Time Frame ARO Each response shall be reviewed by the Contracting Officer/Specialist for determining whether there exists reasonable expectation of obtaining enough offers from responsible small businesses that are competitive in terms of market prices, quality, and delivery. A determination not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All information furnished to the Government in response to this notice will be used for review purposes only. The complete packaged response should be emailed to Sascha Hertslet at Sascha.hertslet@va.gov under the subject line Sources Sought Notice # 36C24919Q0262. **Interested parties are encouraged to point to any part of this solicitation that they feel is not reasonable or in-line with current commercial practices and offer alternative solutions/ corrective points.** The DUE DATE for responses is Friday, May 3, 2019 by 1:00 p.m. (CST). Any responses past that due date and time may be considered non-responsive. Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). 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- Place of Performance
- Zip Code: 40502-2235
- Record
- SN05294197-F 20190428/190426230022 (fbodaily.com)
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