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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF APRIL 07, 2016 FBO #5249
DOCUMENT

65 -- Head Trauma Contusion /TBI Device - Attachment

Notice Date

4/5/2016
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center;109 Bee Street;Charleston SC 29403-5799
 

ZIP Code

29403-5799
 

Solicitation Number

VA24716N0453
 

Response Due

4/12/2016
 

Archive Date

5/27/2016
 

Point of Contact

Michael Giffon
 

E-Mail Address

9-6682<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This is a sources sought to determine the availability of potential sources having the capabilities to provide the SPECIFIED REQUIREMENT. All interested vendors are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought including commercial market information. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. This is a sources sought synopsis only. Questions should be submitted by email to michael.giffon@va.gov. Provide only the requested information below. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classifications (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB/VOSB), Hub zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, woman owned small business, FSS/GSA contract schedule holders or large business) relative to NAICS 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. Responses to this synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published on the FBO website. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this sources sought announcement. SPECIFIED REQUIREMENT: Network Contracting Office 7, Charleston, SC is seeking sources for a potential contractor to supply the following item: ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT 1. TBI-0310 Traumatic Brain Injury Model System 1 EA STATEMENT OF WORK Purchase of head trauma contusion device Clinical Utility - A key step in traumatic brain injury research involves the imposing a controlled injury to the brain. The head trauma contusion device provides medical researchers specializing in traumatic brain injury a unique instrument to evaluate the mechanisms underlying brain trauma. The instrument enables the application of standard contusion injury to the brain of small rodents. - This device is required for our VA-funded investigation of traumatic brain injury mechanisms. The vendor must be able to supply instrumentation to meet the following specifications: a.The instrument enables the application of standard contusion injury to the brain of small rodents. b.The amount of cortical depression is user-selectable between 0 and 3.5 mm (0.01 mm increments). c.The instrument is equipped with removable impactor tips (5.0 and 3.0 mm). d.The target velocity of the removable impactor tip is electronically monitored and user-selectable between 1.5 and 5.5 m/sec (01 m/s increments). e.Dwell time, defined as the amount of time the cortical tissue remains depressed at the preset depression level, is user-selectable between 50 milliseconds and 5 seconds (1 millisecond increments). The system is equipped with a contact sensor mechanism that ensures accurate and reliable detection of cortical surface prior to initiating the injury sequence. Delivery will be to: 1001 Trident Street Hanahan, SC, 29410 Attn: Albert german, 843-789-7261 Albert.german@va.gov Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs;Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center;109 Bee Street : Charleston SC 29403-5799 Point of Contact(s): Michael Giffon michael.giffon@va.gov 843-789-6682 Michael.Giffon@va.gov REQUESTED INFORMATION: (1) STATEMENT OF CABABILITY: Submit a brief description that demonstrates how your company has the ability to provide the afore mentioned item. Include past experience in providing this items to the VA, other Government (Federal or State) agency, or for a private facility. (2) BUSINESS SIZE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS: (a) Indicate whether your business is large or small (b) If small, indicate if your firm qualifies as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business (c) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (d) Indicate if your firm is a certified Hub-zone firm (e) Indicate if your firm is a woman-owned or operated business (f) Indicate if your firm is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) (g) Include the DUNS number of your firm. (h) State whether your firm is registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ and/or the VetBiz Registry at http://vip.vetbiz.gov/. If not, please (i) NOTE that any future solicitation could only be awarded to a contractor who is registered in SAM and to receive award based on VOSB or SDVOSB status you must be registered in the VetBiz Registry. Responses must be emailed to michael.giffon@va.gov no later than 3:00pm EST, Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Your response should include both the STATEMENT OF CABABILITY and BUSINESS SIZE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS information as explained above. Please place "Attention: Head Trauma Contusion Device" in the subject line of your email. 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.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/ChaVAMC/VAMCCO80220/VA24716N0453/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA247-16-N-0453 VA247-16-N-0453.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2656235&FileName=VA247-16-N-0453-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2656235&FileName=VA247-16-N-0453-000.docx

 

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Record

SN04073388-W 20160407/160405234819-320303b84f599b1742181f14ee705b48 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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