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This document is a Sources Sought Notice for an Olympus BX43 ANA Testing Microscope or equal, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 1 located in Bedford, MA. The purpose is to gather information from industry on their interest, capabilities, and qualifications to provide the specified microscope for the VA Boston Healthcare System. This is not an actual solicitation, but market research to support future procurement planning.
The key requirements include an Olympus BX43 ANA Testing Microscope or equal, with customizable capabilities for various imaging modes, LED illumination, high-resolution digital camera, and specified objectives and accessories. Interested parties must be registered in SAM and provide details on their company, capabilities, socioeconomic status, place of manufacture, and other pertinent information. Responses are due by June 10, 2024 at 4:30pm Eastern Time. The government will not pay any costs associated with responses and will have discretion in utilizing the results.
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Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| Olympus BX43 ANA Testing Microscope or Equal |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 01730 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24124Q0595 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 06-10-2024 4:30PM EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 30 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
SET-ASIDE
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| 6640 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 334516 |
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
Network Contracting Office 1
200 Springs Road Bedford MA 01730
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contracting Specialist Manasés Cabrera manases.cabrera@va.gov 781-687-4418
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE
| ADDRESS |
| VA Boston Healthcare System |
1400 VFW Parkway
West Roxbury MA
| POSTAL CODE |
| 02301 |
| COUNTRY |
| USA |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AGENCY’S URL
URL DESCRIPTION
| AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS |
| manases.cabrera@va.gov |
| EMAIL DESCRIPTION |
| POC Email |
DESCRIPTION
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY: This announcement is seeking information from the industry, which will be used for preliminary planning purposes for procurement. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. THIS IS STRICTLY MARKET RESEARCH.
Olympus BX43 ANA Testing Microscope or equal.
The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of industry, who have the capability and are authorized to distribute the Olympus BX43 ANA Testing Microscope or equal item as described in the attached Statement of Objectives, for the VA Boston Healthcare System.
This Sources Sought is Brand Name or Equal. The response shall include product part number, delivery, and support as listed in the Description/Itemization below.
All interested firms must be registered in SAM (System for Award Management) to be eligible for the award of Government contracts. Interested parties responding to this Sources Sought request shall submit the following information at a minimum:
(1) Company name and address point of contact with phone number and SAM UEI.
(2) Documentation relating to capability of performance, including installation in a hospital environment, training, and a current point of contact and phone number).
(3) Socio-economic status to identify the business class as being a large business, SDVOSB, VOSB, small business, Woman Owned, etc.
(4) Place of manufacture
(5) Any other pertinent company documentation prior to submission of offers to a solicitation.
Any SD/VOSB firms responding to this Sources Sought Notice must also provide proof of registration in the SBA Vet Cert, prior to submission of offers to a solicitation.
This market research is for informational and planning purposes. This is not a solicitation and does not obligate the Government to issue a solicitation. Please be advised that the government will not pay any costs for responses and information submitted. All submissions are acceptable via manases.cabrera@va.gov
RESULTS INFORMATION: Respondents will not be notified of the results, and it is at the discretion of the Government to utilize results. Firms responding to this Sources Sought announcement, who fail to meet all requirements as stated above, and who fail to provide ALL the required information requested, will not be used to help the Government make the acquisition decision, which is the intent of this sources sought announcement.
Statement of Objectives (SOO)
1.0 SCOPE OF REQUIREMENT – ANA Microscope
The Department of Veteran Affairs, VISN 01, VA Boston Healthcare System has a requirement for an ANA Microscope The objective of this task order is to provide: One microscope that is essential for Antinuclear Antibody laboratory diagnostic testing required for patient care.
1.1 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE
VA Boston Healthcare System 1400 VFW Parkway West Roxbury, MA 02301
1.2 POINTS OF CONTACT
Contracting Officer (CO): Contracting POC Manasés Cabrera at manases.cabrera@va.gov
Requestor: Alicia Wettergreen Email: Alicia.Wettergreen@va.gov Requestors Service: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Delivery and Warehouse Information:
1400 VFW Pkwy, West Roxbury, MA 02132
2.0 DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT
| Line No. |
| Part Number |
| Manufacturer |
| Qty |
| Description |
| Contract Price |
| Extended Price |
| 1. |
| BX43F3 |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| BX43F-1-3; Microscope Frame with Transmitted Arm, Led Illumination |
| 2. |
| OCL-PE300LTDSB50E40 |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| pE-300Lite LED, Direct Couple Single Band / UV @ 365 system, with adapter and power cord |
| 3. |
| 5-UL3152 |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| U-LHLEDC-1-2; TRANSMITTED WHITE LED FOR BX43, BX46, BX63 |
| 4. |
| UYCP-11 |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| UYCP-11; US Style 3-prong Power Cord |
| 5. |
| BX3-URA-1-2 |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| Manual Reflected Light Fluorescence Illuminator for BX3 series microscopes with 8-position cube turret |
| 6. |
| OCT-49002BX3 |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| ET-EGFP/FITC/CY2 Filter Set 470/40X, BS495, 525/50M w/BX3 cube |
| 7. |
| 6-U1218 |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| U-SC3-8; STRAIN FREE SWING CONDENSER, NA 0.9/0.17, 1.25X-100X COVERAGE |
| 8. |
| 1-U2B222 |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| PLN4X; PLAN ACHROMAT 4X OBJECTIVE, NA 0.10, WD 18.5MM |
| 9. |
| 1-U2B223 |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| PLN10X; PLAN ACHROMAT 10X OBJECTIVE, NA 0.25, WD 10.6MM |
| 10. |
| 1-U2B225 |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| PLN20X; PLAN ACHROMAT 20X OBJECTIVE, NA0.40 WD1.2MM |
| 11. |
| 1-U2B227 |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| PLN40X; PLAN ACHROMAT 40X OBJECTIVE, NA0.65 WD0.6MM |
| 12. |
| 1-U2B235 |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| PLN100XO; PLAN ACHROMAT 100X OIL OBJECTIVE, NA1.25 WD0.15MM |
| 13. |
| Z-81226 |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| Immersion Oil, 30CC with SDS |
| 14. |
| C-0100 |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 2 |
| LENS PAPER; LENS CLEANING TISSUE,100 SHEETS |
| 15. |
| U-R156 |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| U-D6RE;6 POSITION NOSEPIECE, REVERSE, ANALYZER SLOT, RMS THREAD |
| 16. |
| 4-U130 |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| U-SVRB-4; RIGHT HAND MECHANICAL STAGE, RACKLESS, LONG STALK |
| 17. |
| 4-U142 |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| U-HLDT-4; LEFT RELEASE SLIDE HOLDER, DOUBLE SLIDE, THICK |
| 18. |
| WHN10X-1-8 |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| Eyepiece for BX/IX, 10x w/ Φ=24mm t=1.5mm Retical Shelf, FN22 |
| 19. |
| WHN10X-H-1-8 |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| Eyepiece for BX/IX, 10x Focusing w/ Φ=24mm t=1.5mm Retical Shelf, FN22 |
| 20. |
| OMT-010-B |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| Cloth dust cover (No Logo). 11X25X26, Anti-Static for BX, IX |
| 21. |
| U-V105C48 |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| U-TV0.5XC-3-8; CCD CAMERA ADAPTER,0.5X LENS, C-MOUNT |
| 22. |
| 3-U330 |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| U-TTR-2; TILTING TRINOC HEAD 50:50,100:0,0:100% POSITIONS |
| 23. |
| DP23-CU-1-2 |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| DP23 1/1.8" 6.4MP color CMOS, 2.4um, 45fps, incl. USB3.1 cable (2.9m) |
| 24. |
| HP-Z2G4 |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| Z2 G4 Tower, Win10, Intel Core i5 8500 6 Core CPU, 8GB DDR4-2666 RAM, 256GB SATA SSD, 1TB SATA HDD, Quadro P400 2GB |
| 25. |
| CS-ST-V4.2-EL |
| Evident Scientific, Inc. |
| 1 |
| cellSens Standard Version 4.2, electronic delivery |
3.0 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Essential Physical Characteristics:
Olympus BX43 ANA Testing Microscope
· Customizable for brightfield, polarization, phase contrast and fluorescence
· Light intensity manager that maintains uniform brightness during objective changes
· Mercury free bulb
· Bulb replacement is done by the customer and does not require service
· Attached digital, high-resolution, color camera with large field view
· 4X, 10X, 20X, 40X, and 100X oil immersion achromatic objectives
· Accurate color reproduction including extended wavelength white LED for accurate representation of color temperature of stained specimens
· Sharp, clear, high-contrast images
· Lead free optical components
· 6-position nosepiece
· 10X eyepieces required
| *= Required Field |
| Sources Sought Notice |
Sources Sought Notice
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