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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 29, 2014 FBO #4661
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65 -- Promethion Cage - LA - Attachment

Notice Date

8/27/2014
 

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

VA24014Q0106
 

Response Due

9/2/2014
 

Archive Date

12/10/2014
 

Point of Contact

Ms. Cheryl Homison
 

E-Mail Address

.homison@va.gov<br
 

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 (NAICS) Code 541712 with a size standard of 500 employees. A.GENERAL INFORMATION Background: The VA Medical Center in the West Los Angeles Greater Healthcare System intends to purchase a Sable System Room Calorimetry System. This machine will be used on several funded and ongoing projects within the VA Medical Center. 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 Sable System Room Calorimetry System, or similar piece of equipment which meets the salient features listed below. This is a BRAND NAME OR EQUAL requirement which will be used by the VA Medical Center This is a salient requirement, and is not flexible. The following are the minimum salient characteristics that must be met: Salient Characteristics for Calorimetry System - Los Angeles, CA 1.The apparatus shall withdraw air from an excurrent source, such as a room calorimeter, a RMR hood, or a mask interchangeably. 2.The apparatus shall also withdraw air from the incurrent air source for the room calorimeter, RMR hood, or mask. 3.The rate of air flow from the excurrent source shall be adjustable over the range of at least 30-100 L/minute. 4.The rate of air flow from the incurrent source shall be adjustable over the range of at least 500-1500 mL/minute. 5.The air from a selected source (incurrent or excurrent) shall be subsampled into an integrated gas analysis chain, comprising minimally a water vapor sensor (output in partial pressure of water vapor), a CO2 sensor, an O2 sensor, and a barometric pressure sensor. 6.The number of integrated gas analysis chains capable of sampling excurrent air concentrations simultaneously shall not be less than two, in accordance with the method described in Melanson et al 2010 and US patent application # 61/253,744. 7.The resolution of the O2 sensor in each gas analysis chain shall not be in excess of, which is to say, having a numerical value greater than, 0.001% (defined as the standard deviation of the output of the O2 sensor at a constant O2 concentration within 1% of atmospheric levels, over a period of 2 minutes or more, with correction for barometric pressure variations). 8.The resolution of the CO2 sensor in each integrated gas analysis chain shall not be in excess of 0.0003% (defined as the standard deviation of the output of the gas sensor at a constant O2 concentration within 0.05% of atmospheric levels, over a period of 2 minutes or more, with correction for barometric pressure variations). 9.The operating range of the CO2 sensor shall not be less than 0 to 5%. 10.A copy of the CO2 sensor linearity correction, comprising the raw and processed data of at least 75 independent data points, shall be available for inspection upon request. 11.The resolution of the water vapor pressure sensor in each integrated gas analysis chain shall not be in excess of 0.001 kPa (defined as the standard deviation of the output of the water vapor output of the analyzer at a constant water vapor pressure, over a period of 2 minutes or more). 12.The resolution of the barometric pressure sensor in each gas analysis chain, or shared between gas analyzer chains within the same instrument, shall not be in excess of 0.001 kPa (defined as the standard deviation of the barometric pressure output of the analyzer at a constant barometric pressure within 1% of ambient atmospheric levels within 1000 meters of sea level, over a period of 2 minutes or more). 13.The apparatus shall correct for drift and changes in incurrent air composition in accordance with the methods described in Melanson et al, 2010* and US patent application 61/253,744. 14.The apparatus must contain provisions for fully automated calibration of the following parameters: CO2 zero, water vapor pressure zero, O2 span, and water vapor pressure span. 15.The apparatus must also contain provisions for oxygen zero and CO2 span calibration, whether automatic or manual. 16.Correction for the dilution effect of water vapor on O2 and CO2 concentrations, shall be performed exclusively by measuring the amount of water vapor (e.g. via water vapor pressure) in the analyte stream, in conjunction with other variables as required, and correcting for the dilution effect mathematically. 17.The apparatus shall be capable, without further modification, of measuring the water loss rate of the room, hood, mask, or other entity from which air excurrent air is withdrawn. 18.The apparatus shall acquire data from all attached sensors (i.e., all gas analyzers and other sensors in the system) at a rate of not less than 1 Hz. 19.All such data shall be stored with no further modification for later analysis. 20.Analysis shall be by using both real time data (with a time lag of up to 10 minutes being acceptable), and of stored data for final analysis. 21.The apparatus shall be compatible with the addition of accessory sensors, for example mass, light level, temperature, differential pressure, frequency, etc., in synchrony with the main data stream. Documented proof of the existence of such sensors, in whatever form, in current production by the apparatus' manufacturer, and fully compatible with the apparatus's data stream, shall be furnished on demand. 22.The apparatus shall be compatible, with no modifications other than loading an alternate software configuration, of acquiring data from a room calorimeter, a hood, a mask, or any other intermediate device from which excurrent air can be drawn. 23.The apparatus shall use entirely digital (not analog) data transfer between instruments and between instruments and a host computer in order to maximize data resolution and minimize noise, interference and ground loop issues. 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), Tuesday, September 2, 2014. Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs; Service Area Office East, 323 North Shore Drive, Pittsburgh PA 15212. Delivery and Place of Performance: Department of Veterans Affairs 11301 Wilshire Blvd. Building 115, Room 209 Los Angeles, CA 90073 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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File Name: VA240-14-Q-0106 VA240-14-Q-0106.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1599651&FileName=VA240-14-Q-0106-000.docx)

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