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GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

GLAC (69D)

115 South 84th Street, Suite 101

Milwaukee WI 53214-1476

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer Waymon McNeal waymon.mcnealjr@va.gov waymon.mcnealjr@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Federal Health Care Center

3001 Green Bay Road

North Chicago IL

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DESCRIPTION

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE.

The NCO 12, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, 115 S. 84th Street, Suite 101, Milwaukee, WI 53214, is performing market research to determine if there is a sufficient number of qualified: (1) Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); (2) Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB); or (3) Small or emerging small business firms, or (4) Other Than Small business firms, to provide a Brand Name or Equal In Vitro Diagnostic Device to the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center North Chicago, IL 60064-3048.

Brand Name MANUFACTURER: Agilent Technologies Inc.

Salient Characteristics: (Brand Name or Equal)

· In Vitro Diagnostic Device

· Automatic stainer for Histology’s special stains (i.e. Warthin Starry, GMS, etc.)

· Multiple ready-to-use stain kits/reagents in closed kits to reduce chemical/fume exposure.

· Requires minimal user interaction, load and go system.

· Ability to automate slide drying with onboard deparaffinization.

· Automatic waste separation feature.

· Includes a full workstation (computer, keyboard, mouse), UPS, a slide labeling printer, report printer, scanner, etc.

· Ability to produced 2D barcodes with hospital location, case number, part number, block number, slide number, and stain name.

· Bulk fluid bottles provided for wash solution and various concentrations of ethanol.

· Installation and training provided by company.

· Stainer no bigger than 28” deep and 32” wide and 36” maximum height, weighs less than 200 lbs. (excluding weight with reagents on board).

All interested firms who can meet the requirements stated above should respond, in writing, INCLUDING ALL THE FOLLOWING:

1. Company name.

2. Address.

3. Point of contact (name/title/telephone number/e-mail address).

4. FSS / SEWP Contract number, if applicable.

5. UIE number.

6. Tax ID number.

7. Indication of which business category (SDVOSB, VOSB, Small Business or Other Than Small Business) for which the organization qualifies.

8. A capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to provide the requirement depicted above.

9. Documentation from manufacturer (i.e. correspondence from manufacturer) of your firm being an authorized distributor for the manufacturer.

Submit responses to the Contracting Specialist, Waymon McNeal, at Waymon.McNealjr@va.gov no later than 3:00 PM (Central Standard Time), 21 May 2025.

36C25225Q0468 In Vitro Diagnostic Device shall be referenced on all correspondence regarding this announcement.

TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

The NAICS Code 339112 - Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing, is applicable to this acquisition; the size standard is 1000 employees. Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.12, prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications in conjunction with FAR 4.11 required registration in the Systems for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of a contract. The Government will use responses to this notice to make an appropriate acquisition decision. This is the only notice; no other copies of this notice will be provided.

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