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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF APRIL 09, 2015 FBO #4884
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66 -- COAGULATION - Attachment

Notice Date

4/7/2015
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 02;1304 Buckley Road;Suite 101;Syracuse NY 13212
 

ZIP Code

13212
 

Solicitation Number

VA52815N0167
 

Response Due

4/14/2015
 

Archive Date

6/13/2015
 

Point of Contact

Allison Dubin
 

E-Mail Address

25-4400
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. In preparation for a future procurement, the VA Medical Centers in Albany, Bath, Buffalo, Canandaigua and Syracuse, NY is performing market research to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification (service disabled veteran owned small business, veteran owned small business, hub zone, 8(a), small disadvantage business, woman-owned, small business, or large business) relative to NACIS 334516 (size standard 500 employees) that can offer coagulation testing. The Government is seeking a system consisting of a coagulation instrumentation system, reagent test kits, quality control reagents, and training and technical support in a Cost-Per-Test (CPT) or Cost-Per-Reportable Result (CPRR) arrangement. Instrumentation: Contract must include an analyzer that, along with being able to process the list of tests provided in the scope of work, will need to meet the following specifications: have the ability to interface with the Veterans Health Information System and Technology Architecture (VISTA) through Data Innovations bi-directionally as well as permit each site within the VISN to use the same lots of Quality Control and reagents for peer group comparison. On-site installation and training must be provided. Reagents: Tests to be completed: PT/PTT (Prothrombin Time/Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time), Fibrinogen, Thrombin Time, Quantitative D-dimer, Anti-Xa for Unfractionated Heparin/Low Molecular Weight Heparin testing, and Factor Assays. Reagents must have an expiration date of at least 18 months from arrival time in lab. Instrument Service: CPT must include unlimited on-site service and repairs 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday except observed holidays and unlimited technical assistance via telephone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Required preventative maintenance must also be included with all labor, travel, and parts included. Software and hardware updates to provide system enhancements must be included at no charge. Other needs: Dilution of patient samples onboard Methodologies supported: supports full range of FDA- cleared clotting-based tests, FDA-cleared chromogenic tests, and FDA-cleared immunologic tests Read time extended for prolonged clotting times Auto-calibration or auto-calibration alert/multipoint calibration supported ISI of Prothrombin reagent- (also to be included in the evaluation factors). Full range of coagulation testing Barcode reading of Patients and Reagents Level sensing, icteris and lipemia detection, cap piercing. Cross over/correlation studies to be done by the vendor with the supervision of the VA laboratory designee to include: oLinearity oSensitivity oReproducibility oAdditional test workup UPS included with each instrument Ability for each site within the VISN to be using the same lots of QC, reagents, etc. for peer group comparison. Each site will switch over to new lots of reagents and controls at the same time. Ddimer assays must be FDA approved for Exclusion of PE and DVT. All printers will be included with each instrument and maintained by the vendor or replaced if needed including printer supplies such as toner cartridges/drums, etc. Online ordering capabilities for supplies, consumables, reagents. Online submission of test counts each month. Interested companies should submit an electronic statement outlining their company's capability and capacity to provide the product, the specifications of the therapy units, and the delivery time to deliver the product to each facility. Also, firms should provide their business size status in accordance with the small business administration guidelines (www.sba.gov) for the NAICS code they fall within. Finally, interested companies must indicate which products are on their mandatory schedule and which are open market. This Sources sought is for informational purposes and all businesses able to provide these supplies are encouraged to submit information regardless of Business size. Please email statements of capabilities to Allison Dubin no later than Tuesday, April 14th at 5:00PM Eastern time to Allison.Dubin2@va.gov. 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. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to any future solicitation announcements.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/SyVAMC670/SyVAMC670/VA52815N0167/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA528-15-N-0167 VA528-15-N-0167.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1965514&FileName=VA528-15-N-0167-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1965514&FileName=VA528-15-N-0167-000.docx

 

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Record

SN03692233-W 20150409/150407235618-09ed4e604b5390267481d60b1d8d2bc7 (fbodaily.com)
 

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