Sources_Sought_Chemistry_Analyzer.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS: Note that this is NOT a request for quotes or proposals; the 55th Contracting Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, NE, is seeking information for market research purposes only for the following services listed below:

This is a Sources Sought announcement. The 55 Contracting Squadron intends to contract the lease and maintenance of a Chemistry Analyzer System, calibration testing and appropriate reagents that meet the requirements in the attached statement of need. The estimated period of performance is 1 June 2015 – 31 May 2016 with four option periods.

The designated NAICS Code is 532490 and a Size Standard of $32.5 million.

Your response shall include the following information:

• Size of company (i.e., 8(a), HUBZONE, WOSB, Veteran Owned, Small Disadvantaged Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, etc.).

• Relevant past performance on same/similar work dating back to the last three (3) years and your company’s capability to do this type of work.

• Teaming Arrangements to include relevant past performance on same/similar work dating back to the last three (3) years.

Documentation of technical expertise and capability must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition (see Statement of Work below). It is imperative that business concerns responding to this sources sought articulate their capabilities clearly and adequately.

The information should be sent to 55 CONS preferably via e-mail to christopher.raney@us.af.mil and brenda.hamilton@us.af.mil by 3:30 PM Central Standard Time on 4 March 2015. If mailed, send to ATTN: TSgt Christopher Raney, 55 Contracting Squadron, 101 Washington Sq, Bldg 40, Offutt AFB, NE 68113.

IF A SOLICITATION IS ISSUED IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED AND POSTED AT A

LATER DATE, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement.

mailto:christopher.raney@us.af.mil mailto:brenda.hamilton@us.af.mil

SPECIFICATIONS:

General Description

The successful bidder shall:

1. Provide and install all equipment necessary to perform Chemistry Testing according to this specification. To include following specs:

- Chemistry Analyzer and Immunoassay Analyzer which can be combined to integrate Chemistry and Immunoassay on a single platform which would allow a single point of entry.

- Computer system consisting of computer, monitor, printer, software and cables. One SCC controls the entire integrated instrument.

- Provide compatible water system.

- Provide all reagents and calibrators required to perform workload as noted in solicitation for bid.

2. Provide one Uninterruptable Unit Power supply (UPS) unit with the instrument capable of running analyzer for 30 minutes.

3. The Chemistry analyzer must be able to interface with the Laboratory Information

System (LIS) without the need for middleware.

4. Chemistry System must be an open system allowing third-party vendor reagents.

The Chemistry Analyzer must accept programming for user-defined chemistries at no extra charge.

5. Assure that all reagents, controls and calibrators will have minimum expiration dates of not less than 180 days when received. Reagents must be acquired from the vendor directly.

6. Offer Instrument and Computer system that utilizes bar coded specimens and host-query bi-directional interface.

7. Instrument Software must be Windows 7 or better and security supported, and allow both mouse and touch screen access. The instrument must have one single operator interface for the complete system.

8. Instrument must have interactive Operations Manual on board the system.

9. Instrument must have Automated Maintenance Log tracking.

10. Provide documentation that the instrument and reagents have necessary FDA approval.

11. Provide service for the instrument during normal business hours, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, excluding holidays and weekends for the duration of the contract. On-site service must be available within 24 hours of notification. Technical support via telephone must be available for reagent, instrument, and software problems before and after business hours. Defective parts and software shall be replaced at no charge. All placement and support actions must come directly from the vendor— no third party service contracts will be entertained.

12. Provide preventative maintenance visit at least twice in a year for the duration of the contract at no additional charge.

13. Provide instrument software upgrades at no cost during the term of the contract.

14. Provide off-site instrument training for at least two- (2) individuals (to include transportation, food and lodging) and one (1) additional training slot per year for the duration of the contract. Additional on-site training shall be provided as needed at no extra charge.

15. Perform correlation, precision and all other installation studies required and provide all materials to accomplish task.

16. Instrument must have on-board tracking of reagents, calibration, and controls.

17. The instrument must have a universal sample carrier, which will simultaneously accommodate pediatric, 5, 7, & 10-ml tubes along with sample cups on the same rack and without the need for adapters. The universal sample carrier must also accommodate serum, plasma, CSF, calibrators, and controls side-by-side simultaneously within same carrier.

18. Instrument must have liquid level sensing and clot detection method using in-line pressure monitoring on all sample probes – system must be able to continuously monitor pressure during aspiration and dispensing to detect clots, bubbles, foam, soft clots, and insufficient sample volumes ensuring result accuracy. Additionally, probes must utilize probe rebound technology.

19. Reagents and calibrators must be liquid, ready to use – reagents and calibrators must not require preparation to include reconstitution, warming, or hydration.

Reagent kits must be available in multiple kit sizes and have 2D bar-coded labels.

20. A touch screen color monitor with a minimum of 17” viewing area must be provided with the instrument and software must have a 3 sec. or less response time.

21. Instrument must have a proven sample-to-sample carryover claim to ensure accurate results of <0.1 ppm on one integrated analyzer.

22. Instrument must have a 180+ sample load capacity to minimize technician intervention and maximize productivity. Sample management system must provide a sample load up capacity of both routine samples along with a priority access point, which provides additional STAT positions.

23. Instrument must have a system to perform ISE testing with a minimum of 60 days without changing components.

24. Instrument must utilize technology to provide extended linearity on specific enzymes in order to reduce the need for retesting elevated specimens. Minimum first-pass linearity’s without pretreatment or dilution should be at minimum 3000

IU/L.

25. Instrument must have the capability to perform serum indices (icterus, hemolysis, and lipemia). Serum indices should be reportable as 1+ to 4+ and have respective bias information corresponding to this interference in the assay package inserts.

26. Instrument must have a minimum number of reagent positions to allow the performance of the entire test menu, and capable of running assays simultaneously. There should be no additional cleaning requirements between assay runs.

27. System must have a dedicated STAT access point, which provides a minimum of 10 STAT positions, and provide STAT testing without tech intervention.

28. Instrument must be able to perform the following methodologies if used for analysis: spectrophotometry, potentiometry, and turbidimetry, chemiluminesence, and ISE.

29. Instrument must have engineering features to enhance reliability, such as reduced motors in mixers, etc.

30. Instrument must minimize consumables.

31. Calibrations must be able to be performed while simultaneously performing patient testing.

32. System must provide user-configurable auto dilutions.

33. System must have Automatic Rerun and Reflex Testing Functions.

34. Instrument must have all assays available on instrument menu, which are currently being tested at Offutt Air Force Base. Which includes:

• Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)-9,850

• Albumin-15,710

• Alcohol-110

• Alkaline Phosphatase (AlkPhos)-9,800

• Amylase-610

• Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)-9,830

• BHCG-Quantitative-855

• Bilirubin, Total-9,830

• Bilirubin, Conjugated-220

• Blood Urea Nitrogen-12,800

• C Reactive Protein-Highly Sensitive-520

• Calcium-12,600

• Carbon Dioxide (Co2)- 12,600

• Chloride (Cl)-12,600

• Cholesterol-9,330

• Creatine Kinase (CK)-200

• Creatinine-12,600

• Creatinine, urine-300

• D-Dimer -160

• Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)-500

• Glucose-19,900

• Glucose, CSF

• Hemoglobin A1C (HGBA1C) -4,050

• High Density Lipoprotein (HDL)-9,280

• Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)-425

• Lipase-660

• Direct Low Density Lipoprotein (dLDL)-500

• Magnesium-300

• Phosphorus-500

• Potassium-12,600

• Potassium, urine-20

• Protein, CSF

• Protein, total-9,945

• Protein, urine-350

• Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), Free and Total-450/2,339

• SHBG-100

• Sodium-13,159

• Sodium, urine-50

• T4, free (fT4)-1,500

• Testosterone, Total -895

• Testosterone, Free (measured or calculated)-225

• Triglycerides-9,300

• Troponin I-110

• Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)-6,989

• Uric Acid-340

• Urine Microalbumin-5,500

• Vitamin D, 25-OH-2,005

General Description