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This requirement will be IAW FAR clause 52.211-6, “Brand Name or Equal” which requires the quoter indicate that each product being offered as an “equal” product to the Zeiss Fundus Camera or Cameras: Photographic Ophthalmic-Fundus. For each equal product, the offeror must include a description reflecting the salient characteristics (SC) and level of quality that will satisfy the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics of the equal product(s) specified in the solicitation. The quoter must also clearly identify the item by brand name (if any) and make/model number. Finally, the quoter must include descriptive literature, such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the contracting officer, and clearly describe any modifications it plans to make to a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements.
| Contract Line Items |
| Manufacture |
| Part Number |
| Description |
| 0001 |
| Zeiss |
| CLARUS 500 |
| CLARUS 500 Fundus Camera |
| 0002 |
| Zeiss |
| VISUCAM 524 |
| VISUCAM 524 / 224 Fundus Camera |
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking vendors who can provide Zeiss Cameras: Photographic Ophthalmic-Fundus as listed above or equal commodities which meet all the following salient characteristics:
The following SC’s are for CLIN’s 0001
| SC # |
| SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS |
| METHOD OF EVALUATION |
| SC 1 |
| Have Auto-focus capability |
| Literature Review |
| SC 2 |
| Has the ability to capture 2 images at the same time |
| Literature Review |
| SC 3 |
| Have a small pupil detection feature 3.3 or better |
| Literature Review |
| SC4 |
| Have AutoFlorescence so clinicians can visualize (or observer) lipofuscin deposits (or florescence) in the retinal pigment |
| Literature Review |
The following SC’s are for CLIN’s 0002
| SC # |
| SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS |
| METHOD OF EVALUATION |
| SC 1 |
| Field Angle (or angle of coverage) 45° and 30° or equivalent |
| Literature Review |
| SC 2 |
| Have a small pupil detection feature 3.3 or better |
| Literature Review |
