Zeiss LSM 800 Confocal Microscope System (or equal) Amendment to extend due date and clarify specifications.

Questions/Answers

Solicitation states requirement of Monochrome CCD for widefield imaging . If widefield imaging can be accomplish with confocal scanner, is a monochrome camera still required?

A Monochrome CCD is required.

Solicitation states requirement of capability for DIC . Does the proposal require DIC optics or merely compatibility with DIC?

A transmitted light DIC set, or equivalent, is required.

Solicitation states This is a BRAND NAME OR EQUAL REQUIREMENT for a Zeiss LSM 800 system with Airyscan, Multi-photon Confocal Microscopic system ; however, AiryScan and multiphoton are not listed in the minimum requirements section. Are AiryScan and/or multiphoton a requirement of this proposal?

Both Airyscan and Multi-photon are part of the LSM 800 system, so systems that meet or exceed what they provide would be required.

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COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

General Information

Document Type:

Combined Solicitation/Synopsis

Solicitation Number:

36C24E19Q0079

Posted Date:

07/31/2019

Original Response Date:

08/07/2019

Current Response Date:

08/07/2019

Product or Service Code:

6650 Optical Instruments, Test Equipment, Components and Accessories

Set Aside (SDVOSB/VOSB):

Cascading Set-aside (see cascading instructions below)

NAICS Code:

333314 Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing

Contracting Office Address

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Regional Procurement Office East

Research and Development Team

323 North Shore Dr.

Pittsburgh, PA 15212

Description

This is an open market combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested, and a separate written solicitation document will not be issued.

The government intends to award a purchase order as a result of this combined synopsis / solicitation that will include the terms and conditions set forth herein.

This solicitation is a request for quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-92.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 333314, with a small business size standard of 500 employees.

The Regional Procurement Office, Research and Development Team based in Pittsburgh is seeking to procure one (1) Zeiss LSM 800 Microscopic system, or an equal/better item in accordance with the specifications.

All interested companies shall provide quotation(s) for the following:

Supplies

Line Item

Description

Quantity

Unit Price

Total Price

0001

LSM 800 GaAsP; 4 Laser Confocal, Axio Imager Z2: Motorized Upright Stand, Motorized Scanning Stage, Zeiss Colibri-7 LED Light Source, Objectives, Axiocam 506 Monochrome CCD camera, Vibration Isolation Table and Compressor, and a Protect Premium Service Contract. All items are Zeiss (or equal)

1

The following are the minimum requirements for the proposed instruments:

Laser Scanning Microscope (LSM) scanning module Confocal Microscope

Z2 Upright Microscope

Motorized scanning stage

Motorized, 6 position objective nosepiece with capability for DIC

Automatic Component recognition

Focus Linear Sensor

Light source

7 LED solid State Light Source

Monochrome CCD for widefield imaging

Scanning Module

Optics: Diffraction-limited excitation and imaging from 400-720 nm

Scanners: Two independent, galvanometric scan mirrors with ultrashort line and frame flyback

Scan resolutions from 4x1 up to 6144 x 6144 pixels in confocal mode and up to 4096 x 4096 pixels in superresolution mode

Scan zoom from 0.5x to 40x

Scan rotation: Freely rotatable scan field (0-360°) and free XY offset.

Objectives

2.55x0.16 WD, 10x0.45 WD, 20x0.8, 40x1.4 Oil DIC (UV) VIS-IR, 63x1.4 Oil DIC M27 with high numerical apertures

Pinhole

Apochromatic, monolithic pinhole optics

Detectors

Two channel GaAsP system

Signal-to-noise ratio >15.0 and signal-to-background ratio>160.0

4 Laser Line Confocal

4 solid state lasers: 405 nm, 488 nm, 561 nm, 640 nm

Workstation with 32 GB memory and 27 monitor

Monochrome Research Camera

Vibration Isolation table

ZEN Basic Software

3-year Warranty Coverage

This is a BRAND NAME OR EQUAL REQUIREMENT for a Zeiss LSM 800 system with Airyscan, Multi-photon Confocal Microscopic system or an equal (or better) system in accordance with the salient characteristics and the solicitation specifications. Any equivalent products shall meet, or exceed, all of the salient characteristics shown above. All responses shall include product information that demonstrates equivalency to the salient characteristics.

Delivery:

Address:

Los Angeles, VAMC

Los Angeles, CA

The following provisions apply to this acquisition:

52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial, (ix) A statement regarding the applicability of

Offerors are advised to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, with its offer.

52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items,

52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal

852.211-73, Brand name or equal.

852.246-70, Guarantee

The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable:

(a) All

(b) Sections (1)(4)(8)(16)(21)(22)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(42)(46)(49)(55)

(d) All

The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html.

In accordance with 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items, the following will be used to evaluate offers: Award shall be made to the offeror whose quotation offers the best value to the government, considering the cascading procedures outlined below, technical capability, and price. The government will evaluate information based on the following evaluation criteria: (1) meeting the cascading rule of two under any tier; (2) technical capability factor "meeting or exceeding the requirement , and (3) price". Â

Additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions determined by the contracting officer:

Set Aside Cascading set-aside procedures with the order of precedence as follows:

1. In accordance with FAR Subpart 19.1405 and VAAR Subpart 819.7005, any award under this solicitation will be made on a competitive basis first to an eligible Service Disabled Veteran Owned small business [SDVOSB] concern provided that the conditions of 38 U.S.C. 8127(d) are met (the VA Rule of Two) whereby the Contracting Officer receives adequate competition of two or more small business concerns owned and controlled by Service Disabled Veterans, and that the award can be made at a fair and reasonable price that offers the best value to the United States.

2. If there is inadequate competition for award to an SDVOSB concern, the SDVOSB set-aside shall be withdrawn and cascaded to the next contracting order of priority in accordance with VAAR 819.7004, which is Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) and conducted in accordance with the procedures set forth in VAAR 819.7006 provided that the conditions of 38 U.S.C. 8127(d) are met (the VA Rule of Two) whereby the Contracting Officer receives adequate competition of two or more small business concerns owned and controlled by Veterans, and that the award can be made at a fair and reasonable price that offers the best value to the United States.

3. If there continues to be inadequate competition between SDVOSB and VOSB concerns, the cascading will continue through the contracting order of priority in accordance with VAAR 819.7004 and FAR 19.203. If the contracting officer determines that offers from small business concerns do not meet the solicitation requirements in terms of technical acceptability, past performance, and fair market price, the small business set-aside[s] will be withdrawn and award will be made on the basis of full and open competition.

Adequate competition:

Adequate competition shall be deemed to exist if At least two competitive offers are received from qualified, responsible business concerns at the set-aside tier under consideration; and Award could be made at fair market price as determined in accordance with FAR 19.202-6.

The VA contracting officer reserves the right to consider competitive proposals submitted from all responsible offerors (including large businesses) in determining the fair market price.

Due date and submission of quotes:

Submission shall be received not later than 8/07/2019 at 10:00 AM and shall be directed electronically to Michael.haydo@va.gov. Offers shall be marked with the solicitation number.

Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). Faxed and telephone offers will not be accepted.

Information regarding the solicitation may be addressed to the Contracting Officer, Michael Haydo, michael.haydo@va.gov