DOCUMENT
65 -- Intent to Sole Source - Bruker BioSpin Corp In-Vivo Xtreme Imaging System - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 6/12/2014
- Notice Type
- Attachment
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Program Contract Organization East(PCOE);323 North Shore Drive, Suite 500;Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- ZIP Code
- 15212
- Solicitation Number
- VA26814Q0031
- Archive Date
- 6/27/2014
- Point of Contact
- Travis Gibbons
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The VA Office of Research and Development, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Research Department intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Bruker BioSpin Corp pursuant to FAR 6.302-1; for the purchase of an In-Vivo Xtreme Imaging System; Interline Front-illuminated 16MP camera with X-ray (Bruker Catalog Number 1815534). Other items included with this system are a Multimodal Animal Rotation System (Bruker Catalog Number 1815560), Anesthesia System (Bruker Catalog Number 1815565), and a Bone Density Software Module (Bruker Catalog Number 1815567). The purpose of this system is to provide advanced capabilities for Atlanta VAMC investigators conducting animal-related research. The Bruker system does not require any special infrastructure and can be housed in a standard lab with a standard power source. The Atlanta VAMC requires that all systems be compatible and provided by the same vendor. The systems include the following specifications: In-Vivo Xtreme Imaging System; Interline Front-illuminated 16MP camera with X-ray: - High sensitivity, back-thinned back-illuminated 4MP, 16-bit, digital CCD camera, deeply cooled - High speed f 1.1 lens - True microfocus X-ray source, with 45keV source energy - Free standing system with lockable casters for easy installation and servicing - Light and radiation tight cabinet - TUV safety tested - 6 automated emission filters - 400 W Xenon light source - Automated 29 position filter wheel with 28 excitation filter - Animal management center - Automated animal heater unit, with heating range of 20C to 40C - Radio-isotopic phosphor screen for imaging PET and SPECT isotopes - 3 user copies of full feature Molecular Imaging software - 3 user copies of Spectral Unmixing software - 1 user copy of Carestream Multispectral software - Windows based PC, flat screen monitor - 540 nm NIST traceable Luminometer Reference Microplate Bioluminescence - Biomimic fluorescent phantom Multimodal Animal Rotational System (MARS): - Automated rotation system - MARS holder - MARS controller - Installation equipment - Tail guards - Carestream Rotation visualization software - Automatic multimodal overlay - 32 and 64 bit versions - View rotation movies - Export multimodal rotation movies as AVI files - Open critical angles for quantification in Carestream Ml Anesthesia System: - Vaporizer with handle for easy transport - Induction Chamber - Pre-cut tubing and hoses to connect anesthesia system with In-Vivo system - H-tank regulator - Triple diverter manifold for diverting gas from induction chamber to imaging system - 2 filter canisters - 5 mouse nose cone assembly This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, however; any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than June 18, 2014, (3:00PM, EST). Interest/capability statements may be sent to Travis Gibbons at travis.gibbons@va.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
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