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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2014 FBO #4683
DOCUMENT

66 -- Cell Sorter Equipment - Attachment

Notice Date

9/18/2014
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

US Department of Veterans Affairs;Veterans Health Administration;Service Area Office (SAO) East;323 North Shore Drive, Suite 500;Pittsburgh PA 15212-5319
 

ZIP Code

15212-5319
 

Solicitation Number

VA24014Q0142
 

Response Due

9/24/2014
 

Archive Date

10/24/2014
 

Point of Contact

Bridget Kornish
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) and the solicitation number is VA240-. The government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price contract resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation. This requirement will be a 100% small business set-aside.This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-74. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at www.acquisition.gov. 1.0 CONTRACT DESCRIPTION AND REQUIREMENTS The VA Bronx VAMC /SAO East will award a Firm Fixed Price, one-time delivery order for the purchase of Brand Name or Equal equipment in accordance with all terms, conditions, provisions, specifications and schedules of this solicitation herein. Quotes shall contain the Offeror's best terms for cost/price and technical capabilities of the required BioRad S3 Cell Sorter or equivalent equipment. The government reserves the right to award without discussions. 1.1 PRICING The Offeror shall submit price quotes for the required brand name or equal equipment, to the specifications listed in Section 1.2 below. Please enclose the established price list and description of capabilities and specifications for the required equipment. The Offeror shall submit a separate price sheet for equal items to include Manufacturer Name, Stock/Part #, Unit of Issue and Price. Items offered that are brand name or equal shall identify items as being on schedule and reference the contract number for each item. Note: The Offeror should include a description of any support services or warranty information in the technical quote. 1.2 REQUIRED PRODUCTS & SPECIFICATIONS or Equal 1. 1451022 S3 CELL SORT 2L4D W BIOSAF SYS (including auto-gimbal installation) 1 EA 2. 1451066COMPUTER WITH MONITOR, PKGD, SC 1 EA 3.1451082PROFLOW,SORT GR, 8XSHEATH FLUID1 EA 4.1451081PROLINE CAL BEADS, S3 SX5ml1 EA 5. 1451065ACCESSORY KIT, S3 CELL SORTER1 EA 6. 1451068INSTALLATION1 EA 7. 1451067TRAINING1 EA 1.3 Product Capabilities & Salient Characteristics This Equivalent equipment must meet or exceed the following capabilities and salient characteristic of the BIO-RAD Cell Sorter system. The cell sorter should be a device that is used to distinguish cells with a desired attribute from other cells, and to collect these cells in containers so that they may be analyzed or grown. The cell sorter should have the capability to isolate stem cells with the desired properties. The equipment must be simple to maintain, and be configured so that the nozzles and other critical parts can be readily changed by the end user. Calibration, setup and operation must be achieved through simple controls and procedures that do not require extensive or specialized training or skills. Salient Characteristics or Equal: "It must have two lasers and be able to sort cells on two different fluorescent channels. "It must have an acquisition rate of 100,000 events/sec. "It must be capable of performing cell sorting at up to 30,000 cells / sec. "It must be able to ensure a purity of sorted cells > 99%. "It must be equipped with two lasers, one 488 100W and the other a 640 nm 100W. "It must be capable of detection through forward scatter, side scatter, through photomultiplier tubes. " It must have a minimum resolution of 0.5 µm and sensitivity of < 125 for FITC and PE. "It must have temperature controls systems from 4 to 37 degrees using a Peletier solid state system. "It must be equipped with a biosafety cabinet that meets NIH requirements for cell zsorters. The product capabilities and salient characteristics identified above by a "brand name or equal" description are intended to be descriptive, not restrictive, and to indicate the quality and characteristics of the product that will be satisfactory. Quotes offering "equal" products (including products of the brand name manufacturer other than the one described by the brand name) will be considered if such product is clearly identified in the quote and is determined by the VA to meet fully the salient characteristics on above products. If offering an equivalent product, the brand name of the equivalent product shall be clearly identified in the quote. Unless visibly identified as an equivalent product, offered items shall be considered as the brand name product referenced in this announcement. The evaluation of quotes and the determination as to the equality of the products shall be the responsibility of the Government and shall be based on information provided by the Offeror. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information not provided in the quotation by the Offeror. To ensure that sufficient information is available, the Offeror must furnish, as a part of the quote, all descriptive material necessary for the purchasing activity to determine whether the products meet the salient characteristics of this requirement. Vendors proposing to modify a product to make it conform to the requirements of this announcement shall include a clear description of the proposed modification and clearly mark any descriptive material to show the proposed modification. Instructions to the Offeror Basis for award resulting from this RFQ will made to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable offeror that meets the Technical Requirement and provides a complete package pursuant to the preparation requirements set forth in 52.212-1. FAR 52.212-2 (Evaluation- Commercial Items) will be incorporated in full text into the RFQ and will be evaluated on the following factors. Evaluation Factors for Award: Factor 1- Technical Capabilities Factor 2- Past Performance Factor 3- Price The following FAR and provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: The solicitation document, incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-74, Effective May 30,2014. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at www.acquisition.gov. This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -Commercial Items FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders-Commercial Items FAR52.211-6 Brand Name of Equal FAR52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside Quotes shall be submitted via email to bridget.kornish@va.gov and Offerors must reference Solicitation # in the subject line of the email. No telephone request for information will be considered. Incomplete packages will be considered nonresponsive. All offers must be received by the closing date September 24, 2014 NLT Noon EST.
 

Web Link

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Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA240-14-Q-0142 VA240-14-Q-0142_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1641179&FileName=VA240-14-Q-0142-000.docx)

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Record

SN03518674-W 20140920/140919000153-3bfd08949cc30531f05cf82841ba75a5 (fbodaily.com)
 

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