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GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office 22 4811 Airport Plaza Drive Suite 600 Long Beach CA 90815

POINT OF CONTACT*

Adriana.Garcia@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

11201 BENTON STREET

LOMA LINDA

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This is a source sought synopsis only. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification (hubzone, 8(a), small, small disadvantage, small veteran owned business or service disabled veteran owned small business) relative to NACIS 339112 (size standard of 1,000 employees). Responses to this synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published in the SAM.gov website.

Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office NCO22, is seeking sources for vendors to purchase Tri-Carb LSC 4910TR 110V for the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System. The anticipated award date shall be 12/15/22.

If you are interested and are capable of providing the required services please provide the requested information as indicated below. Response to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to the following questions: (1) Is your business small (2) If small, does your firm qualify as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business? (3) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act? (4) Is your firm a certified “Hubzone” firm? (5) Is your firm a woman-owned or operated business? (6) Is your firm a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, (7) Is your firm a Veteran Owned Small Business? Small businesses considering participation in this potential solicitation process under any Small Business Set-aside procedure must do so in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Small Business Act. Responses to this notice shall be e-mailed to Hanan.Chaaban@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received in writing no later than 4:00 p.m. 12/2/22. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Responses to this sources sought is not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.

Salient Characteristics Brand Name or Equal to PERKINELMER These two sets of equipment are very important in allowing several Services from our Medical Center to ensure the Radiation protection for both Patients and Staff, which is governed by NHPP/NRC regulations. Keeping the radiation levels as Low as reasonably achievable throughout the Medical Center environment is a must and this equipment is used for that. The contamination with materials producing both Gamma and betta radiation must be monitored on a daily/weekly base’s with very high accuracy.

Tri-Carb LSC 4910TR 110V

· Must have Spectral analysis package that determines optimal counting regions and calculates figure of merit (FOM)

· Must be able to Allows users to immediately view results under different counting conditions without having to duplicate time consuming runs

· Must have TR-LSC (Time-Resolved Liquid Scintillation Counting): Background reduction circuitry and software

· Must have Auxiliary Spectrum Memory: Stores rejected counts for analysis

· Must contain Luminescence Detection - QuantaSmart 5.2 software for the Win 10 OS with on-line help

· Must have Dynamic Color Correction: Ensures accuracy of tracking lower energy sample spectra over a wide quench range

· Must Have Varisette Option: Sample cassette that allows flexibility in counting both large and small vials in the same run in dedicated cassettes - 408 large (20 mL) or 720 small (4-7 mL) vial capacity

· Must Have Cassette loading bi-directional conveyor

· Must have Linear 4000 Channel Spectralyzer Multi Channel Analyzer (MCA)

· Must have Electrostatic controller

· Must have Group PrioStat Interrupt Mode: allows priority samples to be added onthe-fly

· Must have Automatic single label Direct Disintegrations Per Minute (DPM) with Ba-133 External Standard

· Must have Built-in computer with Win 10 64-bit OS 4 GB RAM and 250 GB hard disk 3 high speed USB Ports and Dual Gigabit Ethernet support Wizard2 Gamma Counter 1-detw/3 1K sampl

· Must have 3" Well-type detector with sodium iodide crystal for optimal counting efficiency - Manual operation mode

· Must have Built-in computer operating Windows 10

· Must have Built-in LCD touch screen for routine operations

· Must have Ethernet and USB connections for printers and networking

· Must have Live spectrum display of counts, CPM and CPS values

· Must have Data files EXCEL compatible text files

· Must have Initial definitions for over 50 radionuclides

If you are interested and are capable of providing the required services please provide the requested information as indicated within the source sought announcement.

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