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PRODUCT DECRIPTION / MINIMUM SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS

For

NON-EXPENDABLE EQUIPMENT

Microscope: Light, Laboratory

Prepared By:

Strategic Acquisition Center Department of Veterans Affairs 10300 Spotsylvania Avenue, Suite 400 Fredericksburg, VA 22408

1. SCOPE OF WORK

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Non-Expendable Equipment National Program has identified the Microscope: Light, Laboratory product line as a candidate for a VA-wide (otherwise referred to as “national”) single Requirements contract award. Microscope: Light, Laboratory are used in clinical laboratories or hospitals to examine body fluids, body tissues, and feces by one or more of the following contrast methods: brightfield, darkfield, fluorescence, interference, phase contrast, and/or polarized light. The Microscopes: Light, Laboratory uses visible light focused through a lens system to provide magnification (image amplification) and resolution of specimens under examination. It is one of the most basic components of a clinical laboratory and is used in virtually every department, such as hematology, cytology, histology, and microbiology.

In hematology, microscopic analysis of blood cells helps diagnose leukemias, anemias, and other blood disorders, as well as infections and allergies. In cytology and histology, microscopic examinations can detect abnormal changes in cells or tissues to differentiate benign, inflammatory, precancerous, or malignant conditions. Microscopic examination of urinary sediment is extremely valuable in laboratory evaluation of kidney function; the combination of a microscopic exam with a macroscopic exam (chemical evaluation) provides a complete urinalysis. Selective staining techniques can also be used in microscopy to help identify parasites, fungi, and bacteria.

2. REQUIREMENT

The Vendor must demonstrate the ability to meet all requirements for the solicitation. The objective is to provide Microscopes: Light, Laboratory to be used by clinicians throughout the VA medical centers and facilities. This requirement will be IAW FAR clause 52.211-6, “Brand Name or Equal” which requires the Vendor to indicate that each product being offered is an “equal” product to the Nikon Eclipse Microscopes: Light, Laboratory and associated equipment. For each “equal” product, the Vendor 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 Vendor must also clearly identify the item by brand name (if any) and make/model number. Finally, the Vendor must include descriptive literature, such as illustrations, drawings and clearly describe any modifications it plans to make to a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. If you are quoting the requested brand, you are still required to provide the supporting literature.

Salient Characteristics (SC) Literature Review

Nikon Eclipse Brand Name or Equal Microscope: Light, Laboratory

Contract Line Item

Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking vendors who can provide Nikon Eclipse Microscope: Light, Laboratory and associated equipment as listed above or equal commodities which meet all of the following salient characteristics:

CLIN OOO1

Eclipse Ci-E Motorized Microscope with Tilting Telescopic Head and 5 Plan Achros (Pathology). Ci-E Motorized Ergo Binocular Package (Consists of: SubCLINs 0001AA - 0001AN)

CLIN 0002

Eclipse Ci-L Microscope with Tilting Telescopic Head and 4 Plan Achros (General Lab). Ci-L Basic Ergo Binocular Package (Consists of: SubCLINs 0002AA - 0002AO)

CLIN 0003

Eclipse Ci-L Microscope With Tilting Telescopic Head and 3 Plan Achros (Microbiology) (Consists of CLINs 0003AA-0003AN)

CLIN 0004

Eclipse Ci-L Microscope With Tilting Telescopic Head and 2 Plan Achros (Cytology) (Consists of CLINs 0004AA - 0004AO)

CLIN 0005

Eclipse Ci-L Microscope With Tilting Telescopic Head and 3 Plan Achros and 50x Oil Plan Achro (Hematology) (Consists of CLINs 0005AA-0005AO)

CLIN 0006

Nikon DS-Fi3/DS-L4 Color Digital Camera Set (Consists of CLINs 0006AA-0006AH)

CLIN 0007

Nikon DS-Fi3 Color Digital Camera Set (Consists of CLINs 0007AA-0007AF)

CLIN 0008

Nikon DS-Ri2 Color Digital Camera Set (Consists of CLINs 0008AA-0008AF)

CLIN 0009

Nikon DS-Qi2 Monochrome CMOS Digital Camera Set (Consists of CLINs 0009AA-0009AF)

CLIN 0010

Eclipse Ni-U With Ergo Head and 4 Plan Fluors and 2X Package (Consists of CLINs 0010AA-0010AS)

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