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This document is a Sources Sought Notice for a brand name purchase requirement for three (3) Leica Microtomes by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) James J. Peters VA Medical Center Anatomic Pathology Laboratory. The VA is seeking interest and capability from small business manufacturers or distributors of the required Leica Microtomes, which are to replace three aged microtomes that no longer support the desired quality of surgical slides. The key specifications include: personalized coarse feed wheel, fast homing, user-adjustable force balance system, two-in-one blade holder system, and 40% more microtome top space. The procurement includes a service plan, equipment repair within 2 business days, vendor installation, end-user training, and a minimum 1-year manufacturer warranty. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. Responses are due by June 20, 2024 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time.
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Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| Sources Sought - Brand Name Only LEICA MICROTOME |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 14227 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24224Q0733 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 06-20-2024 16:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 8 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| SET-ASIDE |
| SBA |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| 6640 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 334516 |
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
Network Contracting Office (NCO) 2 2875 Union Road Suite 3500 Cheektowaga NY 14227
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contracting Officer Janelle Bonafede Janelle.Bonafede@va.gov 716-862-7461 ext. 24570
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE
| ADDRESS |
| James J. Peters VA Medical Center |
130 W. Kingsbridge Rd.
Bronx NY
| POSTAL CODE |
| 10468 |
| COUNTRY |
| USA |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| AGENCY’S URL |
| https://va.gov |
| URL DESCRIPTION |
| https://va.gov |
| AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS |
| Janelle.Bonafede@va.gov |
| EMAIL DESCRIPTION |
| Network Contracting Office |
DESCRIPTION
James J. Peters VAMC Anatomic Pathology Laboratory is requiring the brand name purchase of three (3) Leica Microtomes to replace three (3) aged Leica Microtomes that are no longer supporting the desired quality of surgical slides. This is a brand name only requirement.
TITLE: 38-Sources Sought Notice
SOL: 36C24224Q0733
DUE: 06/20/2024 at 16:00 (EST) SET ASIDE: Small Business
NAICS: 334516
AGENCY: James J. Peters VA Medical Center, 130 West Kingsbridge Rd., Bronx, NY 10468 POC: Janelle Bonafede Mail all responses only to: Janelle.Bonafede@va.gov
DESCRIPTION: This Sources Sought Notice 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 firms relative to the North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) 334516. The Department of Veteran’s Affairs is seeking all small business manufacturer or distributors of small business manufacturers, of the following brand name requirement.
Requirement: James J. Peters VAMC Anatomic Pathology Laboratory is requiring the brand name purchase of three (3) Leica Microtomes to replace three (3) aged Leica Microtomes that are no longer supporting the desired quality of surgical slides.
Specifications: This is a brand name requirement
| Item # |
| Description |
| Quantity |
| 149AUTO00C1 |
| Product Code: 149AUTO00C1 HistoCore AUTOCUT - Microtome, Configuration 1 with Two-in-One Blade holder |
| 3 |
| 14050238257 |
| Product Code: 14050238257 Foot switch for rotary microtomes |
| 3 |
| 14041157009 |
| Product Code: 14041157009 Power cord USA - 15 AMP |
| 3 |
| 9CON-SLVR-AUTOCUT |
| Product Code: 9CON-SLVR-AUTOCUT AUTOCUT - SILVER SERVICE |
| 4 |
Specifications include:
· Personalized coarse feed wheel for improved comfort
· Fast homing
· User adjustable force balance system
· a. Minimizes the risk of injury to the operator or specimen by an unbalanced object head.
· 2-in-1 blade holder system
· a. Blade style flexibility: for use with high- and low-profile blades.
· b. Ease of cleaning: Parts within the blade holder are compatible and calibrated to be interchangeable. Reduced risk of cutting issue caused by mismatched components.
· c. Lower lifetime cost: simply replace damaged parts individually. No need to replace the whole blade holder.
· 40% more microtome top space. 646 cm2 compared to 460 cm2 on the previous system.
· Procurement of equipment inclusive of service plan.
· Equipment repair provided during core business hours. Business hours are defined as Monday-Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm. Equipment repair response time shall be no more than 2 business days.
· Vendor installation of equipment.
· End-user training.
· Minimum of one year manufacturer warranty.
Delivery Location:
James J. Peters VA Medical Center 130 West Kingsbridge Rd.
Bronx, NY 10468
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 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. Email should contain the following information: Name of firm, Socio-Economic category of the firm, complete address, phone & fax number of contacts.
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