Fully Automated Vibrating Microtome (Brand Name or Equal)
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24724Q0621
- Agency
- Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Charleston, South Carolina 29401, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Ashley N Stewart ashley.stewart4@va.gov (706) 733-0188
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, is seeking to procure a fully automated vibrating blade microtome. The equipment is needed for the Research Program's applications including immunohistochemistry, cell culturing, electrophysiology, and free-floating sections while maintaining physiological conditions for small animal models of disease. Key requirements include a vibrating blade holder, vertical specimen feed up to 20mm, and support for various blade types. Contractors offering an equal product to the brand name Leica microtome must provide descriptive literature. Questions must be submitted by April 26, 2024 at 3:00 P.M. EST, and the solicitation closes on April 30, 2024.
This solicitation does not have any set-aside designations. The NAICS code is likely 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing) and the PSC code is likely 6515 (Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies). The place of performance is Charleston, SC 29401. Additional details on the award value, quantity of goods, or timeline for services are not provided in the summary documents.
Notice text
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, 109 Bee Street, Charleston, SC 29401, is requesting the fully-automated vibrating blade microtome. The need in the Research Program for applications including immunohistochemistry, cell culturing, electrophysiology, free floating sections while maintaining physiological conditions while sectioning in small animal models of disease (mice and rats) in neuroscience.
The vibrating blade microtome is designed to meet the highest demands for cutting fresh and fixed tissue featuring a blade holder design with the capability for measuring vertical deflection using the Vibrocheck device. Minimally reducing the negative mechanical effects on the tissue which produces the highest quality sections that retain viable cells on the section surface. The fully automated offers automatic feeding, specimen retraction and a cutting window designed to minimize sectioning time.
Contractors offering equal products shall provide descriptive literature describing equal characteristics.
Brand manufacturer: Leica
Point of Contact
Questions must be submitted NO LATER THAN April 26th, 2024 @ 3:00 P.M. EST. Questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Ashley.stewart4@va.gov. No phone call shall be accepted.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Salient Characteristics Automated Microtome.docx | DOCX document | |
| SOW_Vibratome.docx | DOCX document | |
| 36C24724Q0621.pdf |
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