DOCUMENT
65 -- Promethion Metabolic Cage - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 8/13/2014
- Notice Type
- Attachment
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- 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
- VA24014Q0080
- Response Due
- 8/19/2014
- Archive Date
- 11/26/2014
- Point of Contact
- Ms. Cheryl Homison
- E-Mail Address
-
Cheryl.Homison@va.gov
(Cheryl.Homison@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and shall not obligate the Government to award a contract. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources interested and capable of performing the work and obtain their size classification relative to the North American Classification System (NACIS) Code 541712 with a size standard of 500 employees. A.GENERAL INFORMATION Scope of Work: The contractor shall provide the equipment, installation (if required), training and all other resources required to deliver the requirements stated in this SOW. This contract is for the purchase of a Metabolic Caging system, which the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Healthcare System will use. This is a salient requirement, and is not flexible. The following are the minimum salient characteristics that must be met: "System should have capacity for eight (8) cages simultaneously "System must be capable of simultaneously measuring energy expenditure, physical activity, food intake, and body weight "System must be able to make all of these measurements with a time resolution of 1 second or less "System must utilize a "pull mode" measurement for energy expenditure, and cannot use a "push" or "push/pull" method "System must allow use of caging that is similar in size to IACUC-approved standard mouse home cages and must be able to accommodate bedding material "System must NOT require that cages be air-tight "System must be capable of capturing measurements immediately upon animal entry "The metabolic measurement system shall take no more 2.5 minutes to cycle through all eight (8) cages REQUESTED INFORMATION: STATEMENT OF CAPABILITY: Submit a brief description (five [5] pages or less) that shows your company can provide the required services. One additional page may be included explaining experience in performing these services to the VA, other government agencies, or for private facilities. Potential sources should identify business name, point of contact, business size and any applicable business socio-economic category (i.e. small business, SDVOSB, VOSB, SB, etc), DUNS number, address, and any additional information felt to be pertinent. All vendors must be registered in SAM https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ prior to contract award. Responses to this notice should be electronically mailed in PDF format or word format to Cheryl.Homison@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Written responses must be received no later than 3:00 PM (EST), Thursday, August 19, 2014. Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs; Service Area Office East, 323 North Shore Drive, Pittsburgh PA 15212. Delivery and Place of Performance: Equipment is to be delivered by the Contractor to the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Healthcare Syste, Type of Contract: Stand Alone Contract. Point of Contact(s): Cheryl Homison Contracting Officer 412-822-3493 Cheryl.Homison@va.gov
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