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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF APRIL 22, 2016 FBO #5264
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65 -- Rotor Rod System-Mice - Attachment

Notice Date

4/20/2016
 

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

VA24716Q0518
 

Response Due

4/29/2016
 

Archive Date

7/28/2016
 

Point of Contact

Michael Giffon
 

E-Mail Address

9-6682<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

Solicitation Number: VA-247-16-Q-0518 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial services/items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award as prescribed under FAR 13.1, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is VA-247-16-Q-0518 and is issued as a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION (iii) The provisions and clauses incorporated into this solicitation document are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-52, November 2, 2011. Provisions and clauses incorporated by reference have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations supplement (VAAR) can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.arnet.gov/far (FAR) and http://vaww.appc1.va.gov/oamm/vaar (VAAR) (iv) This solicitation is issued as a total small business set aside, brand name or equal. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing and the size standard is one thousand employees (v) This requirement consists of the following: Brand Name or equal- Item Description Qty Unit of Unit Total Measure Price Price 12325-0405 ROTOR-ROD SYSTEM- MICE SYSTEM INCLUDES: CONTROL SOFTWARE, TEST STATION WITH MOUSE RUNNING ROD, AND ALL REQUIRED CABLES AND CONECTORS. 1 EA 22025-0003 CONFIGURED COMPUTER LAPTOP HIGH PERFORMANCE LAPTOP PC APPLICATION SOFTWARE AND USB DRIVERS INSTALLED AND FULL SYSTEM TEST1 EA STATEMENT OF WORK and Salient Characteristics ROTOR-ROD system Clinical Utility - A key step in assessment of brain damage after experimental traumatic brain injury in mice involves the measurement of brain-controlled motor function and coordination. The ROTOR-ROD locomotor coordination system measures motor function, motor learning coordination and equilibrium in mice. - The ROTOR-ROD system is required to conduct the VA-funded studies investigating the mechanisms of traumatic brain injury in mice. The vendor must be able to supply instrumentation to meet the following specifications: a.The system uses "Fear of Falling "motivation via sufficient falling distances to induce this motivator. No other motivator to stay on the rod is used. b.Completely enclosed test environment to prevent subject escapes. c.User definable rod speed ramps via software. User can define acceleration, constant speed and deceleration steps within a single rod speed ramp. d.System can provide a stair step style acceleration ramp. e.One of four lanes can be used for testing. All lanes are not required to run a test. f.Auto stop feature occurs when either the maximum test time is reached (set by user) or when all animals have fallen from the rod. g.Seven photo beams per lane used to assure that the animals fall will be recorded. h.Photobeams are placed below the rod assuring that the animal is only recorded when actually falling. This feature eliminates the possibility of recording a false fall when the animal hands onto the rod and makes a complete revolution as can happen in other units with beams above the rod. i.Rod lock feature to facilitate ease of loading animals on to the rod. j. Operates through a serial port, thus no special interface cards are required. The system is equipped with a laptop. (vi) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - commercial Items, apply to this solicitation with the following addenda, FAR 52.216-18 Ordering; VAAR 852.236-76 Correspondence; VAAR 852.237-70 Contractor Responsibilities; VAAR 852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers; VAAR 852.273-75 Security Requirements for Unclassified Information Technology Resources (vii) 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items: FAR provision 52.212-2 applies to this solicitation. The Government anticipates awarding a single contract resulting from this solicitation to the lowest priced technically acceptable offer that conforms to all solicitation requirements. Award without discussions is contemplated and all offerors are encouraged to submit their best offer with their initial submission. To be considered technically acceptable for award each offeror must provide with their submitted quote/offer: 1. Documentation that confirms the company/employees are manufacturer authorized resellers/ distributors and installers of the quoted items. 2. If you are quoting/offering "or equal" items, the offeror must submit manufacturer product literature that confirms the item(s) meets all the salient characteristics for the specified items. The salient characteristics for the specified item(s) are contained in the applicable manufacturer's literature. NA 3. If you are quoting/offering "or equal" items, the offeror must clearly identify the exact make, model, manufacturer and item description for each line item to be considered. Quotes/offerors that do not provide an adequate description of how the "equal" product meets the salient characteristics will not be considered for award. This is not applicable to offerors that are quoting "EXACT MATCH" items. NA 4. Documentation that confirms the company is registered and is the required socio-economic category in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https:// www.sam.gov (viii) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items- Offeror's are to include a COMPLETED COPY OF PROVISION 52.212-3 WITH THE WRITTEN QUOTE, a copy of the provision may be attained from http://www.arnet.gov/far; if not provided, the offer may not be considered for award. (ix) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items: apply to this solicitation with the following addenda; VAAR 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising, VAAR 852.237-76 Electronic Invoice Submission. (x) 52.212-5 Contracts Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items; The following FAR clauses identified at paragraph b of FAR 52.212.5 are considered checked and are applicable to this acquisition: 52.219-4, 52.219-8, 52.219-28, 52.219-3, 52.222-19, 52.222.21, 52.222-26, 52.222.35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-39, 52.225-1, 52.232-34, 52.222-41, 52.222-44 (xi) n/a (xii) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not Applicable to this acquisition (xiii) n/a (xiv) QUESTIONS: All questions regarding this solicitation need to be electronically submitted to Michael Giffon, NCO 7 Contract Specialist e-mail michael.giffon@va.gov. The solicitation number must be identified on all submitted questions. (xv) Site Visit: N/A (xvi) QUOTES/OFFERS ARE DUE April 29, 2016 at 3:00PM eastern standard time (est). Only electronic offers will be accepted; submit quotation by email to - Michael Giffon, NCO 7 Contract Specialist e-mail michael.giffon@va.gov. All offers must include the solicitation number. Quotes/offers received after this date may not be considered for award. (xvii) Contact information Contracting Office Address: Network Contracting Office 7-SAO EAST Department of Veterans Affairs 325 Folly Road, Ste 300 Charleston, SC 29412 SHIP TO ADDRESS: 1001 Trident Street. Hanahan, SC, 29401 ATTN: Albert German, 843-789-7261, albert.german@va.gov Primary Point of Contact: Michael Giffon Michael.giffon@va.gov 843-789-6682
 

Web Link

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Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA247-16-Q-0518 VA247-16-Q-0518.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2684914&FileName=VA247-16-Q-0518-000.docx)

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