DOCUMENT
66 -- MPLS Lab Microbiology Analyzer WASP 618-16-2-040-0159 - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 3/18/2016
- Notice Type
- Attachment
- NAICS
- 339113
— Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO23);Eric Zintek;4801 Veterans Drive;St. Cloud MN 56303
- ZIP Code
- 56303
- Solicitation Number
- VA26316N0360
- Response Due
- 3/25/2016
- Archive Date
- 5/24/2016
- Point of Contact
- Eric Zintek
- E-Mail Address
-
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- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 66 - Request for Information - Automated Lab Microbiology Analyzer NAICS Code: 339113 Solicitation Number: VA263-16-N-0360 Notice Type: Request for Information (RFI) This is a Request for Information (RFI) only; it is not a request for quotations or offers. This is a request for information and sources only, which may or may not lead to a future solicitation. This is not a request for proposal (RFP). The VA will not pay for any information received resulting from this sources sought notice. Information should be forwarded to the Contract Specialist. Any questions should be addressed to the Contract Specialist, in writing, at the email address provided. Because this is a request for information only, answers to questions will not be posted. If your organization has the capability to provide these items and are interested in this opportunity, please respond to Eric Zintek, Contract Specialist, Network 23 Contracting Office (NCO23), via e-mail at Eric.Zintek2@va.gov. Specifications - DRAFT The Minneapolis VA Healthcare System (MVAHCS) has a need for an Automated Microbiology Analyzer. The MPLS VA is interested in instrumentation that will automatically: "Process specimens that come into the Microbiology laboratory "Scan, vortex, decap, and recap specimens "Labels all plates, slides, and broths "Processes urines of all viscosities, stools, sputum, and swabs "Incubates and inverts inoculated agar plates into aerobic or CO2 incubators via conveyor track "Provides the aerobic and CO2 incubators that attach to the conveyor track "Includes imaging systems for agar plate analysis (including analysis of chromogenic media) "Scan agar plates at time zero and other prescribed intervals for growth "Provides differential analysis of growth using a high enough megapixel camera to provide clear images "Sort the 'growth' from 'no-growth' agar plates for efficient follow-up by lab techs "Inoculate media with specimen in amounts of 1 ul, 10 ul or 30 ul "Automatic suspension preparation for identification and susceptibility testing for existing instrument (bioMerieux Vitek 2) "Prepare direct gram stain slides from specimen "Automatic specimen agitation and centrifugation "Feed any sample types continuously; no batching "Automatic broth media inoculation "Verifies integrity of loop and presence of inoculum with image analysis system "Inoculates slides for existing Maldi-TOF instrument (bioMerieux Vitek Mass Spectrometry) The instrument system needs to include: "2 interpretation working benches, for digital reading of culture plates. "1 manual work bench with C-Tracer (for picking and reading of culture plates) "Operating system of Windows 7 or higher "Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) units appropriate for the system Please address the following in your responses: 1.Point of contact, complete mailing address, telephone number, and email address. 2.Description of Items you could provide under this request. 3.Manufacturer or Authorized Distributor of the requested items. 4.Socioeconomic status. The deadline for this information is 2pm Central Time on, Friday, March 25th 2016.
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- Document(s)
- Attachment
- File Name: VA263-16-N-0360 VA263-16-N-0360_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2625187&FileName=VA263-16-N-0360-000.docx)
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- File Name: VA263-16-N-0360 VA263-16-N-0360_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2625187&FileName=VA263-16-N-0360-000.docx)
- Record
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