6515--Brand Name or Equal to Global Focus Marketing and Distribution (GFMD) - Two (2) Stealth-H34 Centrifuges. Total Small Business Set-aside.

Statement of Need (SON) Department of Veterans Affairs Erie VA Medical Center (EVAMC)

135 E. 38th Street, Erie, PA. 16504

Background: The Department of Veterans Affairs, Erie VA Medical Center (EVAMC), has a new requirement for two (2) Brand Name or Equal to Global Focus Marketing & Distribution (GFMD) Stealth-H34 Brushless TT laboratory centrifuges used for specimen separation of plasma/serum from red blood cells. The two (2) laboratory centrifuges are going to be used in the core lab of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. The Erie VA Medical Center is replacing their current centrifuges due to repeated work orders within the last year. With the needed salient characteristic of a clear cover , these centrifuges will allow staff to complete work more efficiently as they will be able to just glance into the centrifuge to see if specimens are ready for testing.

Salient Features (Brand Name or Equal):

Must be suitable for tabletop placement.

Motor must be 1 horsepower direct drive and brushless.

Must contain simultaneous digital RPM (revolutions per minute) and RCF (relative centrifugal force) display.

Speed must be customizable in RPM or RCF.

Must contain digital time display with timer range between 1-999.

Timer must have hold function.

Must allow the ability to save and recall up to three speed and time configurations.

Settings must be lockable to prevent accidental and non-authorized changes.

Rotor chamber must be completely enclosed.

Configuration of rotor must be horizontal or swinging bucket style.

Lid must be see-through, clear cover .

Lid must be closed and locked to operate.

Safety mechanism must prevent lid access while operating.

Must contain audible end of run indicator alert.

Adapters must accommodate both 13mm (5mL, 7mL) and 16mm (10mL) tube diameters.

Must accommodate up to 40 blood tubes of varying dimensions.

Footprint must not exceed 20 in width, 25 in depth, 16 in height when door is closed.

Electrical power must not exceed 120V/60Hz.

Training and Installation:

Training and installation not required.

SECURITY & PRIVACY CONTROL:

The Certification & Accreditation (C&A) requirements of VHA Handbook 6500.6 do not apply to this requirement; therefore, a Security Accreditation package is not required. No C&A nor MOU/ISA is required. Sensitive information exposure as part of this contract involves applicable security controls within the facility as part of the VA Information Security Program.

If there are any questions related to privacy, please have a member of your staff contact the VA Privacy Service at 202-461-6309. If there are any questions related to the information security, please have a member of your staff contacts the Office of Cyber Security at 304-262-7733.

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED INFORMATION OR MATERIAL:

This acquisition does not include Government-furnished property (GFP).

This acquisition does not include Contractor-acquired property (CAP).

End-User/Facility POC: Bernadette Hall, Supervisor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Acquisition Utilization Specialist: Jill Friend

Delivery:

All items must be FOB Destination, 30 Days ARO, to the following location: Erie VA Medical Center

Attn: Distribution Center

135 E. 38th Street Erie, PA 16504

Monday Friday from 8:00am 4:00pm

CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS:

Not applicable for this acquisition.

SECURITY/NATIONAL AGENCY CHECK REQUIREMENTS:

Not applicable for this acquisition.