6635--SCINT Plus Liquid/SEPG: 299637/EER: 172838 36C261-22-AP-4837

This is a Sources Sought only. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is performing market research to identify companies capable of providing Beckman LS6500 Liquid Scintillation Counter.

This requirement is for the following health care system location: VA San Francisco Health Care System.

There is no solicitation document at this time. The NAICS is 334516 with a Small Business size of 1,000. NOTE: Please ensure that System for Award Management (SAM) (www.sam.gov) indicates this NAICS code if you are interested in the requirement.

Only firms seriously interested and truly capable should send their information and/or capability statement and any questions by email to stacey.norris1@va.gov no later than 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, August 18, 2022.

If interested, please provide the following information:

Name of Company

Point of Contact Name, phone number, and email address

Unique Entity Identifier number

Socio-economic status such as Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, VOSB, Women-Owned Small Business, etc. should be included. SDVOSB/VOSB status will be verified using VetBiz.

Capability statement

Salient Characteristics

INFORMATION: The VA San Francisco Health Care System has a requirement Beckman LS6500 Liquid Scintillation Counter; Quantity 1 EA

Includes

Beckman LS6500 with patented 32,768 channel MCA

Sealed Cs source

Wyse Winterm Monitor Upgrade for Beckman LS6500 with LED with

monitor.

LS counter dot matrix printer

10 mini racks, (7ml vial size) and 10 Maxi racks, (20ml vial size) available

Installation including 2 hours of basic familiarization.

Standard laboratory equipment used to measure radiation particles of experimental samples and to monitor lab areas for radioactive contamination. It is required for compliance with radiation safety requirements and federal regulations, making it a necessary instrument for safety purposes and an indispensable unit in a radioactive material laboratory in the VA. Any laboratory working without such a machine constitute a safety hazard.

LS WinConnection Software Kit. Consists of programs to simplify and automate the collection, storage, and communication of scintillation counter data via an existing computer.

Kit consists of Computer, Monitor, and three independents but complementary WinConnect programs: LS 6500 Data Capture/Network Software. LS 6500 BSF File Utility Software. LS 6500 Instrument Performance Tracking Software

Owner s manual

All deliveries shall be FOB and to the VA San Francisco Health Care System and coordinated through the following POC s due to extenuating logistical requirements at the VA San Francisco Health Care System.

VA San Francisco Health Care System:

4150 Clement St

San Francisco, CA

94121 -1563

DISCLAIMER

This Sources Sought notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this request that is marked proprietary will be handled accordingly. The Government will not compensate an offeror for providing information in response to this sources sought. Furthermore, the Government reserves the right to cancel this requirement at its discretion. This is simply a sources sought notice.