Solicitation for Histology Lab supplies and reagents

Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans Health Administration

Sources Sought Notice - Histology Supplies and Reagents



This is a Sources Sought notice and not a request for quotes. This request is solely for the purpose of conducting market research to enhance VHA's understanding of your company's offered services and capabilities. The Government will not pay any costs for responses submitted in response to this Sources Sought.

This Sources Sought notice provides an opportunity for respondents to submit their notice of ability, and their available products in response to the requirement described below. Vendors are being invited to submit information relative to their potential of fulfilling the requirement below, in the form of a capability response that addresses the specific requirement identified in this Sources Sought.

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is seeking a vendor to provide the following (26) products below, brand name or equal in specifications. Please see the General Requirements section below for the requested products and descriptions. This Sources Sought is to facilitate the Contracting Officer's review of the market base, for acquisition planning, size determination, and procurement strategy.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - BRAND NAME OR EQUAL

Description Item # Description Unit of Sale Unit of M

Amyloid Control Slides(500125) CS-AMYL/25 Slides Tissue Control Amyloid, 25/pkg (Human) PKG 25

Blades, Sakura Accu Edge High Profile (26116) CUT7950 Blades Microtome Statcut HP 50/pkg PKG 50

Cassettes- micromesh, biopsy, white (57004) M507-2SL Cassettes Micromesh Biopsy Sleeved White 750/cs CS 750

Cassettes- slim, white M517-2SL Cassette Swingsette Routine Sleeved White 750/cs CS 750

Coverglass for coverslipper (473625) CV102450 Coverglass Crystal View #1 24X50 10 oz/cs CS 10

Filter Paper (09-805-18F) qualitative circles N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A

Kim Wipes (6826) SL5511 Kimwipes Lab Wipers 4.4X8.4 280/bx BX 280

Slides, Epic, charged, white (333000) 315+/90 Slides Colorview + White SF GR 144

Covermount 4oz (576012) SL80-4 Acrymount 4 X 4 oz/pkg PKG 4

EA-50 (26246) SL91-1 Stain Classical EA-50 gal GAL 1

Decal- overnight, blue bottle (1210) 1211-32 Decal - Blue QT 1

Decal- stat, red bottle (1220) 1212-32 Decal Stat - Red QT 1

Eosin Phloxine Stain (25930) SL104 Eosin With Phloxine B 500 mL EA 1

Glutaraldehyde (134226) #N/A #N/A #N/A

Hematoxylin, Harris (364983) SL90-1 Stain Harris Hematoxylin 1 Gal GAL 1

Hematoxylin, Gill I (26244) SL97-1 Stain Gill 1 Hematoxylin 1 Gal GAL 1

Isopropyl Alcohol (34164) 36420-1 Isopropyl Alcohol 1 gal GAL 1

Mounting Media, Richard Allen (141) SL80-16 Acrymount 16 oz PINT 1

OCT (4957) PSP-12 Polarstat Plus CS 12

Orange G (26245) SL92-1 Stain OG-6 gal GAL 1

RPMI (52189) PPRTI Parapro RTI 8 bags/cs CS 8

Zeus fixative (26142) MS0507/32 Prefill, StatLab Michel's Solution, 20ml, 32 vials/box BX 32

Z-fix (73022) BFZ-1 Buffered Zinc Formalin 1 gal GAL 1

Eosin Y SL98-1 Stain Eosin Y gal GAL 1

Slides-non charged 315/90 Slides Colorview White SF GR 144

PCP control slides #N/A #N/A #N/A



RESPONSE COMMITMENT



I. NOTES:



A. All questions, comments or concerns should be directed to Craig.Harris@va.gov

B. Submittals furnished will not be returned to the sender. No debriefs will be conducted. Eligibility in participating in a future acquisition does not depend upon a response to this notice.

C. Proprietary information is neither requested nor desired. If such information is submitted, it must clearly be marked "proprietary" on every sheet containing such information, and the proprietary information must be segregated to the maximum extent practicable from other portions of the response (e.g., use an attachment or exhibit).



II. TIMELINE :



A. This request will close on stated date within the FBO site.



III. Requested information:



Interested parties shall provide the following information in addition to your capability response:



A. Format:



1. MS Word or pdf format (please ensure email is under 5 mb)

2. Page limit - 5-8 pages (please make the response as brief and concise as possible)

3. Company name and Sources Sought number listed on each page

4. Proprietary information MUST be marked as such, on a page-by-page basis.



B. Specifics:



1. In your response, please provide the following information based on the requirement.



a. Your company's capability of fulfilling this requirement as it is described.

b. If you are submitting an equal product, please provide detailed information, specs, brochures, etc., for all of your equal items



2. Please also provide name of company, company address, a contact person's name, telephone number, fax number and email address.

3. DUNS number, and indicate if actively registered on System for award management (SAM)

4. Contractual vehicles the company holds, such as NAC or GSA schedules.

5. Socio-economic Status & NAICS Code: State the size of your company [e.g., 8(a) (including graduation date), HUBZone-certified small business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small business, small business, large business, etc.].





Notes:



1. This Sources Sought is for planning purposes only, and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will follow. The Department of Veterans Affairs will use the information submitted in response to this notice at its discretion and will not provide comments to any submission; however, The Department of Veterans reserves the right to contact any respondent to this notice for the sole purpose of enhancing The Department of Veteran Affairs understanding of the notice submission.



2. The content of any responses to this notice may be reflected in any subsequent solicitation, except for content marked or designated as business confidential or proprietary which will be fully protected from release outside the government.



The Department of Veteran Affairs Contracting Office POC:



Craig Harris

Contract Specialist

Email: Craig.Harris@va.gov