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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF MARCH 11, 2016 FBO #5222
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66 -- 630-16-2-156-0073|VA243-16-AP-1826|BD PrepStain SlideProcessor - Attachment

Notice Date

3/9/2016
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;James J. Peters VA Medical Center;Network Contracting Office 3 (10N3NCO);130 West Kingsbridge Road;Bronx NY 10468-3904
 

ZIP Code

10468-3904
 

Solicitation Number

VA24316Q0415
 

Response Due

3/16/2016
 

Archive Date

3/26/2016
 

Point of Contact

Tina.Cavalieri@va.gov
 

E-Mail Address

tina.cavalieri@va.gov
(tina.cavalieri@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Please note that this is not a request for quotes or proposals; the Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. A solicitation is not currently available. The Government may or may not issue solicitation documents. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 3), James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Network Acquisitions and Logistics program is conducting market research for qualified firms (Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Hubzone, 8(A) OR Small Business) capable of providing the BD PrepStain Processor for pap smears, screening and detection of cervical cancer, pre-cancerous lesions, atypical cells and all other cytologic categories, or equal, for the New York Harbor, Brooklyn Campus. IF RESPONDING AN "OR EQUAL" BRAND YOU MUST PROVIDE THE SPECIFICATION SHEET OF YOUR SUGGESTED MODEL OR YOU WILL BE DEEMED NON RESPONSIVE. Applicable NAICS Code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument manufacturing, with a Small Business size standard of 500 Employees. Firms desiring consideration shall email a capabilities statement and the following information directly to the Contracting Officer referencing the following in the subject field, "VA243-16-Q-0415 BD PrepStain slide processor for the NYH Brooklyn Campus ": Company Name: Socio-Economic Category (SDVOSB, VOSB, 8A, HUBZONE or SMALL BUSINESS): Street Address, City, State and Zip Code: DUNS Number: Point of Contact Name: Point of Contact Phone Number: Point of Contact E-mail Address: IMPORTANT NOTE: Responses to this Sources Sought notice must be submitted via e-mail to the Contracting Officer's E-mail: tina.cavalieri@va.gov and received no later than 10 AM eastern time on March 16, 2016. This is a market survey for informational and planning purposes only. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION. Please be advised that the Government will not pay for any information submitted under this announcement. Desired brand is the BD PrepStain Slide Processor Please research this model for comprehensive specifications of the desired model. Requirements: Description of Equipment: 1 490100 each Prepstain Slide Processor 2 491243 each Vacuum Pumps 1 490410 each PrepMate Automated Accessory 1 490663 each Centrifuge 1 491073 each Computer 1 490528 each Install Kit 2 Year Extended warranty INTENDED USE The PrepStain System is a liquid-based thin layer cell preparation process. The PrepStain System produces SurePath slides that are intended as replacements for conventional gynecologic Pap smears. SurePath slides are intended for use in the screening and detection of cervical cancer, pre-cancerous lesions, atypical cells and all other cytologic categories as defined by The Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical/Vaginal Cytologic Diagnoses. SurePath Preservative Fluid is an appropriate collection and transportation medium for gynecologic specimens tested with BD ProbeTec Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) Qx and Neisseria gonorrhea (GC) Qx Amplified DNA Assays. Refer to the assay package inserts for instructions on using SurePath ® Preservative Fluid to prepare specimens for use with these assays. Objectives/Requirements The New York Harbor Healthcare System is ordering a BD PerpStain Processor, or equal, for Pap smears, screening and detection of cervical cancer, pre-cancerous lesions, atypical cells and all other cytologic categories. The PrepStain ® System converts a liquid suspension of a cervical cell sample into a discretely stained, homogeneous thin-layer of cells while maintaining diagnostic cell clusters. The process includes cell preservation, randomization, enrichment of diagnostic material, pipetting, sedimentation, staining, and coverslipping to create a SurePath slide for use in routine cytology screening and categorization as defined by The BethesdaSystem.1 The SurePath ® slide presents a well-preserved population of stained cells present within a 13mm diameter circle. Air-drying artifact, obscuring, overlapping cellular material and debris are largely eliminated. The numbers of white blood cells are significantly reduced, allowing for easier visualization of epithelial cells, diagnostically relevant cells and infectious organisms. The SurePath process begins with qualified medical personnel using a broom-type sampling device (e.g., Cervex Brush ® Rovers Medical Devices B.V., Oss - The Netherlands) or an endocervical brush/plastic spatula combination (e.g., Cytobrush PlusGT and Pap Perfect ® spatula, Medscand (USA) Inc., Trumbull, CT) with detachable head(s) to collect a gynecologic specimen. Rather than smearing cells collected by the sampling devices on a glass slide, the heads of the sampling devices detach from the handle and are placed into a vial of SurePath Preservative Fluid. The vial is capped, labeled, and sent with appropriate paperwork to the laboratory for processing. The heads of the sampling devices are never removed from the preservative vial containing the collected sample.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/BroVANAP/VAMD/VA24316Q0415/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA243-16-Q-0415 VA243-16-Q-0415.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2605172&FileName=VA243-16-Q-0415-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2605172&FileName=VA243-16-Q-0415-000.docx

 

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Place of Performance

Address: 800 Poly Place;Brooklyn NY

Zip Code: 11209
 

Record

SN04045767-W 20160311/160310000804-bd632782886a1547aafde5c0d50fd7c9 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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