6515--Cary Eclipse Fluorescence Spectrophotometer Blair

This is a sources sought notice; this is neither a solicitation nor a promise of future work. The Pittsburgh VAMC is seeking SDVOSB/VOSB and any small or large company regardless of Socio-economic category that can provide the requirement as spelled out in the Statement of Need (SON) below.

The veteran business must be registered in SAM and certified in VETBIZ (VIP). The small or large businesses must be registered in SAM. All Vendors interested in, and with the capability and capacity to fulfill this requirement, are required to furnish the following minimum information in reply to the sources sought:

Company Name, address, Government Business Point of Contact, telephone number and email address.

Company DUNS number, CAGE Code, and Tax ID numbers.

Identify any current Federal Supply Schedule, GSA Contracts held, if none then state that no FSS/GSA schedules are held. Certification from the manufacturer that they have permission to provide and install any systems or software.

Responses shall be submitted electronically, via email to Donna Toliver. Email address is donna.toliver3@va.gov.

Responses are due no later Friday 9/11/2020 at 3:00 pm.

The Pittsburgh VA Medical Center has a requirement for Cary Eclipse Fluorescence Spectrophotometer. This is a Brand Name Or Equal Request. The Spectrophotometer is manufactured by Agilent Technologies. Below is the Statement of Need for review.

Statement of Need

Cary Eclipse Bundle or equivalent including:

Model G9800AA including WinFLR Software, licensing, and Desktop or Laptop PC. Installation and a familiarization training session.

Model G9809A Thermostatted Single Cell Holder

Starna PN 9400 Spinette Magnetic Cuvette Stirrer

End user will evaluate quotes for equivalency.

Salient Characteristics

The Cary Eclipse Fluorescence Spectrophotometer uses a Xenon flash lamp for superior sensitivity, high signal-to-noise and fast kinetics, providing a flexible instrument for a range of applications. Using Xenon lamp technology, it captures a data point every 12.5 ms and scans at 24,000 nm/min without peak shifts. The Cary Eclipse is the only spectrophotometer with room light immunity and with an optional microplate reader; it offers full wavelength scanning of 384 samples.

Four collection modes: Fluorescence, phosphorescence, chemi/bioluminescence and time resolved phosphorescence

Modular software: the ability to switch between measurement modes without touching the hardware, ensure that any user can quickly get reliable, accurate results with minimal training.

Small volume samples: measures low-volume picomolar fluorescein concentrations (