SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- AB SCIEX TRIPLE TOF 5600 (CHARLESTON, SC)
- Notice Date
- 9/10/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Central Alabama Health Care System;West Campus;215 Perry Hill Road;Montgomery AL 36109-3798
- ZIP Code
- 36109-3798
- Solicitation Number
- VA24710RI0264
- Response Due
- 9/16/2010
- Archive Date
- 9/26/2010
- Point of Contact
- James A Rose
- E-Mail Address
-
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- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- DESCRIPTION: This is a sources sought to determine the availability of potential sources having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform/provide the SPECIFIED BRAND NAME OR EQUIVALENT EQUIPMENT. All interested vendors are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought including, commercial market information. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. This is a sources sought synopsis only. Questions should be submitted by email to James.Rose3@va.gov. Provide only the requested information below. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB/VOSB), Hub-zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantage, woman-owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (size standard 500 employees). Responses to this synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published on the FBO website. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. SPECIFIED REQUIREMENT: VA Southeast Network (VISN) 7 is seeking sources for a potential contract to provide the following brand name equipment or equivalent: AB SCIEX TRIPLE TOF 5600 FOR PRO APPS1 EA A Quadrupole based (LC/MS/MS) combined with a Time of Flight mass spectrometer in a single instrument. NANOSPRAY III SRCE& INTERF KIT QTRAP1 EA 5500 NANOSPRAY III SRCE& INTERF KIT QTRAP 5500 ULTRA LOW FLOW SOURCE AND INTERFACE DESIGNED FOR MINIMAL SAMPLE CONSUMPTION AND HIGHEST SENSITIVITY AT FLOW RATES FROM 20 NL/MIN TO 2 ?I/MIN. THE REDESIGNED NANO SPRAY III NEBULIZER, ARM, AND MOUNTING BRACKET ALLOWS TIPS OF ANY LENGTH TO BE USED IN ADDITION TO PACKED TIPS. THE NANO SPRAY INTERFACE IMPROVES ION TRANSMISSION IN THE INSTRUMENT. NEW CAMERA AND LIGHTING ALLOWS VISUALIZATION OF THE SPRAY. A FLAT SCREEN LCD MONITOR, MONITOR ARM, CONSUMABE KIT, AND DETAILED INSTRUCTION MANUAL ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE KIT. THIS KIT SUPPORTS THE QTRAP 5500 AND TRIPLE QUAD 5500 SYSTEMS. PROTEIN PILOT 3.0 UNIV 2 YR 2 CR1 EA ULTRA 2-D1 EA NANOLC-ULTRA AS-21 EA NLC-INST 1 EA Responses must be emailed to James.Rose3@va.gov no later than 4:00pm CST, September 15,2010. Your response should include both the STATEMENT OF CABABILITY and BUSINESS SIZE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS information as explained below. Please place "Attention: AB SCIEX TRIPLETOF 5600 SYSTEM" in the subject line of your email. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. A SOLICITATION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. REQUESTED INFORMATION: (1) STATEMENT OF CABABILITY: Submit a brief description [three (3) pages or less] that shows your company can provide the equipment/system. Include past experience in performing these services/providing the equipment to the VA, other Government (Federal or State) agency, or for a private medical facility. Please specify your availability to start date. Please indicate your address (2) BUSINESS SIZE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS: (a) Indicate whether your business is large or small (b) If small, indicate if your firm qualifies as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business (c) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (d) Indicate if your firm is a certified Hub-zone firm (e) Indicate if your firm is a woman-owned or operated business (f) Indicate if your firm is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) (g) Include the DUNS number of your firm. (h) State whether your firm is registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at http://www.ccr.gov and/or the VetBiz Registry at http://vip.vetbiz.gov/. If not, please NOTE: any future solicitation could only be awarded to a contractor who is registered in CCR and to receive award based on VOSB or SDVOSB status you must be registered in the VetBiz Registry. Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs: Central Alabama Veterans Healthcare Systems (90C) 215 Perry Hill, Bldg. 6, Room 207, Montgomery, AL 36109 Place of Performance: Charleston VAMC, 109 Bee Street, Charleston SC 29401 Point of Contact(s): James A. Rose, Contract Specialist 334-272-4670 x4485 478-274-5866 Fax
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/MoVAMC/VACAHCS/VA24710RI0264/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 109 BEE STREET;CHARLESTON, SC
- Zip Code: 29401
- Zip Code: 29401
- Record
- SN02276469-W 20100912/100910235701-0ade71d3a205c6a63b7262aa05131487 (fbodaily.com)
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