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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JULY 28, 2019 FBO #6456
SOURCES SOUGHT

66 -- Research cage mouse system

Notice Date

7/26/2019
 

Notice Type

Synopsis
 

NAICS

541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
 

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
 

Solicitation Number

36C25219Q0790
 

Response Due

8/2/2019
 

Archive Date

9/1/2019
 

Point of Contact

shari.lee@va.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Page 1 of 3 TITLE: 66-Sources Sought Notice for Research cage mouse system SOL: 36C25219Q0790 POSTING DATE: July 26, 2019 DUE: August 02, 2019 by 4:00pm CST SET ASIDE: Unrestricted until market research closes NAICS: 541715 REQUESTING AGENCY: Network Contracting Office 12, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, 115 S. 84th Street, Suite 101, Milwaukee, WI 53214 POC: Shari Lee; shari.lee@va.gov The Great Lakes Acquisition Center, NCO 12, is seeking information regarding this Sources Sought notice. This request is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government at this time. This notice is intended strictly for market research. The purpose of this Sources Sought notice is to determine interest and capability of potential qualifications of Small Businesses, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, and Veteran-Owned Small Business firms relative to the North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). The small business size standard is 1,000 employees. The Department of Veteran s Affairs is seeking small business manufacturer or distributors of small business manufacturers, of functionally equivalent equipment to all the following: Items are Brand Name or Equal: BIODAQ E3 12 Cage Mouse System Food Intake Only #1. Item # B605-0639 Model #2210 32 x Port DioDAQ E3 Gate Controller Ready Central Controller, (1 each) #2. Item B605-0631 BioDAQ E3 Software and Laptop, (1 each) #3. Item B502-0767 Peripheral Sensor Controller (PSC) includes cable, (12 each) #4. Item B601-0789-L Extended LH Gate Cam Cage Mount Electric- MOUSE-FOOD-Includes Extended Stainless Steel cage mount, extended hopper, blocker and coupling, (6 each) #5. Item B601-0789-R Extended RH Gate Cam Cage Mount Electric- MOUSE-FOOD-Includes Extended Stainless Steel cage mount, extended hopper, blocker and coupling, (6 each) #6. Item B600-0548-2 Cage w/ 2 Openings- MOUSE- Custom modified cage- Includes cage top and water bottle (24 each) #7. Item B600-0844 Stand-Two Cage-Mouse Extended Hardware (6 each) #8. Item B069-0582 Low Vibration Polymer Rack- 4ft - Includes five (5) antimicrobial shelves w/ locking casters (1 each) #9. Item B504-0872-L Left Handed Gate Controller-Maxon Motor- Includes Cable (6 each) #10. Item B504-0872-R Right Handed Gate Controller-Maxon Motor- Includes Cable (6 each) #11. Item B604-0680 ONE YEAR EQUIPMENT WARRANTY (1 each) #12. Item B604-0680 ONE YEAR TECHNICAL SUPPORT (1 each) #13. Item B601-0660 Blocker Assembly MOUSE (24 each) Salient characteristics required to meet the Governments need: Allows researchers to house mice for prolonged periods of time while measuring exactly how much they eat and when, which will be key for the diet studies we are pursuing. The requested equipment will also permit researchers to control how much animals eat using computer controlled gates on the food hoppers important as dietary protein is satiating, and this system will allow us to accurately and reproducibly pair-feed mice while conducting our diet studies. The computer-controlled gates will allow researchers to permit/restrict animal access to food at different times of the day or night without disturbing other animals in the facility. Recent studies have suggested that when animals and humans eat may be as important in controlling weight and blood sugar control as what we eat. The cages can be utilized in double-hopper mode, allowing researchers to compare the palatability of diets, which is likely to be of importance in designing interventions that will be adhered to by Veterans. Ability to open/close food access ( gate ) multiple times per day in response to programming involving the time of day as well as the weight of the food dispensed. The ability to record both total food dispensed as well as when food was consumed to measure feeding patterns. Ability of cage bottoms and additional equipment to meet animal housing regulatory requirements and local sanitation requirements. Ability to mount feeders in dual feeder mode which will allow two different diets to be compared OR to be dispensed at different times of day. System is resistant to user error with regard to feeder positioning and interference from the animals, which can with consumer-grade feeders often figure out how to bump the feeder into dispensing additional food or food at the wrong time of day. The ability to setup the system such that diet can be supplied only one or two times per week and thereafter be reliably automatically dispensed. Each mouse house allows computer controlled programmable automated feeders with the ability to measure and record diet consumption. System has the capability to be electronically expanded up to 32 system connected mouse house feeders that can be configured multiple ways with regards to food, liquid, and gate-controlled access. BioDAQ data is viewed, graphed, and analyzed using the BioDAQ DataViewer software. The software integrates collected data for analysis which can be exported to Excel. The BioDAQ Food and Liquid Intake Montitor (BioDAQ) is a home cage-based instrument that automatically collects and records an animal s native feeding and drinking behavior. The singly housed animal can live chronically in the BioDAQ. Feeding and drinking modules are adapted to standard laboratory cages. The feeding and drinking modules are mounted on the outside of the home cage and are easily accessible to both the animal and the researcher. The feeding and drinking interfaces are similar to typical laboratory home cages, allowing for a low stress transition to the system. When networked, the system and real time data can be remotely accessed, limiting the need for researchers to enter the colony room. **The William S. Middleton VA Medical Center, together with the VA Merit Award supported research in Madison, WI 53705-2286 has a need to acquire a Research Cage Mouse System. The requested item is a BioDAQ 12 cage mouse food intake system, and contains high accuracy, computer monitored scales attached to computer-controlled food hoppers mounted to special mouse cages. This research will focus on how dietary composition affects obesity and diabetes in mice with the goal of finding new, translatable interventions for Veterans. The above equipment is known to have all salient characteristics that will meet the Governments need. The place of performance is Department of Veterans Affairs, William S. Middleton VA Medical Center, 2500 Overlook Terrace, Madison, WI 53705-2286 **Please respond with your authorized distributor letter from the Original Equipment Manufacturers when responding. This letter MUST be from the Manufacturer, and on their letterhead. Self-nominating letters will NOT be accepted. If you do not respond with authorized distributor letter, your submission will be deemed uninterested party and will NOT qualify when determining any set-aside. ** To prevent Gray Market Items within the VA, the following is also placed within this sources sought notice: ** (a) Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts) for VA Medical Centers.   No remanufactures or gray market items will be acceptable.  (b) Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts), verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM s warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM.   All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions. (c) The delivery of gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract.   Accordingly, the VA reserves the right to enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of the contract or, solely at the VA s election, allowing the Vendor to replace, at no cost to the Government, any remanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to a VA medical facility upon discovery of such items.   THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION. Please be advised that the Government will not pay for any information submitted under this announcement. The applicable North American Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees. Email should contain the following information: Name of firm, full Socio-Economic category of the firm, complete address, phone & fax number of contact and SAM expiration dates. Please reply to shari.lee@va.gov and place 36C25219Q00790 Research cage mouse system in the title line within the email. All responses are due by August 02, 2019 by 4:00 PM CST. **Note: All SDVOSBs or VOSB vendors who plan on competing for this stated acquisition must be VIP Verified at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/. To properly apply the VA Rule of Two 38 U.S.C. 8127 (d) Supplies and Services to procurements for SDVOSB or VOSB set-asides, Contracting Officers are required to verify that all SDVOSBs or VOSBs who are interested parties are VIP Verified during entire acquisition process. Thank You** NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (26-JUL-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.
 

Web Link

Link To Document
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VAGLHS/VAGLHCS/36C25219Q0790/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Department of Veterans Affairs;William S. Middleton VA Medical Center;2500 Overlook Terrace;Attn: Warehouse;Madison, WI

Zip Code: 53705-2286

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05382947-F 20190728/190726230019 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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