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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Rev. March 2010 Keyence Fluorescence Microscopes and equipment Brand Name or Equal 95652-2609 36C26119Q1156 09-06-2019 N 334516 Department of Veterans Affairs VA Sierra Pacific Network (VISN 21) VA Northern California HealthCare System 5342 Dudley Blvd, Bldg 209 McClellan CA 95652-2609 Brandy Gastinell brandy.gastinell@va.gov VA Palo Alto Outpatient-Warehouse 50 3801 Miranda Ave Palo Alto, CA 94304

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brandy.gastinell@va.gov This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The solicitation number for this requirement is 36C26119Q1156 and will be issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-02_2. The procurement is being competed under NAICS 334516, which has a size standard of 1,000 employees.

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0001-0019

VA Palo Alto Health Care System C/O 8710 Construction Trailer ATTN: Dina Cheyette 3801 Miranda Ave Palo Alto, CA 94304

Instructions to Offerors Only electronic offerors will be accepted. Quotes are due by 4:00 PM EST on September 6, 2019, via email to Brandy Gastinell brandy.gastinell@va.gov. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f).

This is an open-market, brand name or equal requirement, that is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside. Only open market quotes will be accepted. No partial quotes will be accepted or considered. The government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price contract as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation that will include the terms and conditions set forth herein. To facilitate the award process, all proposals and or quotes must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows:

"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition."

OR

"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:"

Offeror/quoters shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s).

The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html.

The below Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses are applicable to this solicitation:

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (OCT 2018).

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1

-52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2018)

FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (JUL 2016)

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA).

The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a contract without discussions (except clarifications). Therefore, the offeror’s initial quote should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. Award will be made to the responsive, responsible, lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror that meets or exceeds the acceptability standards for all non-cost factors.

The following factor shall be used to evaluate offers:

1. Price - Price will be evaluated and ranked according to price, from lowest to highest. Price will not be evaluated other than to ensure price is fair and reasonable.

2. SDVOSB/VOSB- Must be VIP verified www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov

3. Meets the Technical specifications of the equipment.

4. Authorized Distributor Letter will need to be submitted with quotes/proposals. If this is not provided, the quote/proposal will be considered unresponsive.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-4

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/

FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (MAY 2019) For the purposes of this clause, items (b) 14, 23, 25-28, 33, 40, 41, 44, and 50 are considered checked and apply.

FAR 52.214-21 Descriptive Literature (APR 2002)

FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999)

FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (DEC 2013)

VAAR 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising (MAY 2008)

VAAR 852.211-70 Equipment Operation and Maintenance Manuals (NOV 2018)

VAAR 852.211-72 Technical Industry Standards (NOV 2018)

VAAR 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (NOV 2018)

VAAR 852.237-70 Contractor responsibilities (APR 1984)

End of Addendum to 52.212-4

Salient Characteristics Brand Name or Equal Item: Keyence all-in-one microscope BZ-X810

Essential/significant physical, functional, or performance characteristics:

The Keyence Microscope is an all-in-one fully enclosed inverted type fluorescence phase-contrast microscope. It is a system that essentially utilizes (2) components: The first component is the microscope (BZ-X810). It has a low magnification (up to 40x) and includes a live cell incubation chamber (where the specimens are loaded). The microscope encompasses the stage, the filters, the filter controls, etc. – hence the all-in-one designation. The second unit (BZ-X800E) is the controller and will have a higher magnification (up to 100x), and no live cell incubation chamber. This unit provides the light source. All software and accessories included.

Warranty Requirements Manufacturer must offer a one (1) year minimum warranty that product is free from defects in materials and workmanship. All defects will be replaced or repaired by the manufacturer at no cost to the buyer.

Features

KEYENENCE MICROSCOPE:

· 14 bit monochrome CCD

· built in dark room

· automatic stage controller

· automatic lenses switching

· automatic filters switching

· time lapse module

· Fluorescent incident illumination Optical sectioning system

· Objective lens switching: Six-mount electronic revolver,

· Electronic Z stage: mm 0.31" stroke, 0.1 μm pitch min.

· Electronic XY stage: 114 x 80 mm (4.49" x 3.15") stroke, 1 μm pitch min.

· Electronic shutter: Auto; 1/7,500 to 60 sec. (77 increments)

FUNCTION MODULES (hardware):

· Advanced Observation Module

· Navigation

· Image Stitching

· Z-stack

· Coordinate-specific condition setting

· Image Cytometer Module

· Batch Capture (user locations specified / all locations specified / random location specified)

ANALYSIS APPLICATION (software)

· Advanced Analysis Software

· Image Stitching

· Haze Reduction

· Full Focus

· Measurement Application

· Dimension Measurement

· Area Measurement

· Brightness Measurement (line profile histogram)

· Hybrid Cell Count

· Cell Count (Phase Contrast, Brightfield, Fluorescence)

· Mask Cell Count

· Macro Cell Count

· Macro Cell Count (batch analysis of multiple images)

LENSES:

· CFI PLAN APO 4X LAMBDA – Nikon Lens (4x)

· CFI PLAN APO 10X LAMBDA – Nikon Lens (10x)

· CFI PLAN APO 20X LAMBDA – Nikon Lens (20x)

· Nikon Lens (20X ELWD Phase)

· CFI PLAN APO 40X LAMBDA – Nikon Lens (40x)

· CFI PLAN APO 60X LAMBDA – Nikon Lens (60x oil)

ACCESSORIES:

· DAPI Filter

· GFP Filter

· TRITC Filter

· Cy5 Filter

Purpose – This microscope will be used to acquire brightfield and fluorescent images from both tissue culture dishes and histology slides of various thicknesses. The microscopes will be also used to capture time laps video of live cells.

Applicable model/make/catalog number –

BZ-X810

Manufacturer Name Keyence Corporation