Flow Cytometry Cost Per Test

This Presolicitation Notice is issued solely for informational and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ) or a promise to issue an RFQ in the future. This Presolicitation Notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service.

Network Contracting Office 8 intends to issue a Request For Quote (RFQ) for a Flow Cytometry Cost Per Test System for James A. Haley Veterans Hospital located at 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd Tampa, Florida 33612 and West Palm Beach Medical Center located at 7305 N Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33410. Type of contract will be a Requirements Contract. This procurement is being solicited as unrestricted under NAICS code 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, the size standard is 1,000 employees. A RFQ will be electronically issued in commercial item format and will be posted on FedBizOpps (FBO) on or about May 25, 2016. Any future amendments and other miscellaneous documents will be available electronically for download at the following URL: https://www.fbo.gov/.

Government Requirements for Flow Cytometry Cost Per Test System:

Equipment, Functionality and Performance Specifications:

- 10-color configuration, 3 laser flow cytometry analyzer system with an accompanying lyse wash

- Analyzer must have front accessibility for maintenance

- Software must be able to measure Height, Width or Area of all parameters, must be able to threshold on multiple parameters at one time, must provide compensation fully linear out to 5th log decade preserving dimmer signal resolution and keeping all populations on scale without having to adjust voltages

- Analyzer system must be capable of providing FDA approved 6 color 1-tube subset analysis including 16/56 for NK Cell enumeration

- Analyzer must have 10-color fluorescence capability, distributed over 3 lasers for minimal spectral overlap and spillover

- Loader design must allow for walk-away as well as manual acquisition to reduce instrument down time

- Must be capable of being interfaced with Data Innovations

Reagent and Controls:

- Must offer lyophilized custom reagent preparations to provide a longer shelf-life and prevent wastage of reagents

Tests covered by James A. Haley VA Hospital

" Lymphocyte Subset Panels

" Leukemia / Lymphoma Panels

o Lymphoma Panels (with antibodies)

o Multiple Myeloma panels (with antibodies)

o AML Panels (with antibodies)

o PNH Panels (with antibodies)

o Cytokeratin (with antibodies)



Tests covered by West Palm Beach VA Medical Center

" Lymphocyte Subsets panels

" Leukemia / Lymphoma panels

o Lymphoma Panels (with antibodies)

o Multiple Myeloma Panels (with antibodies)

o AML Panels (with antibodies)



At this time, The Department of Veteran Affairs is not seeking quotes, and will not accept unsolicited quotes. Respondents are advised that the United States (U.S) Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Presolicitation Notice. All costs associated with responding to this Presolicitation Notice will be solely at the responding party's expense. Responses to the Presolicitation Notice will not be returned. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Not responding to this Presolicitation Notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ's. Responses to this notice are not quotes and cannot be accepted by the U.S Government to form a binding contract. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor the Federal Business Opportunities (https://www.fbo.gov/ ) site for additional information pertaining to this Presolicitation Notice.

Point of Contact: BeLinda Buford

E-mail: Belinda.buford@va.gov

Phone: 813-903-2434

All interested parties that intend to participate in the solicitation shall have an active registration with System for Award Management (SAM). If quoters do not have an active SAM account; account registration can be acquired at the following website. https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ Future business opportunities will continue to be posted and located on Federal Business Opportunities Website https://www.fbo.gov/.