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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 FBO #5423
DOCUMENT

66 -- FACSARIA Cell Sorter- Brand Name or Equal - Attachment

Notice Date

9/26/2016
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

US Department of Veterans Affairs;Veterans Health Administration;Service Area Office (SAO) East;323 North Shore Drive, Suite 500;Pittsburgh PA 15212-5319
 

ZIP Code

15212-5319
 

Solicitation Number

VA24016Q0138
 

Response Due

9/29/2016
 

Archive Date

10/29/2016
 

Point of Contact

Bridget Kornish
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Veteran-Owned Small Business
 

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, 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. This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) and the solicitation number is VA240-16-Q-0138. The government anticipated awarding a firm-fixed price contract resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation. This solicitation is issued as a 100% set aside for veteran owned small business concerns (To receive credit, an Offeror must be registered and verified in VetBiz.gov Vendor Information Pages (http://www.VetBiz.gov). This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-89. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at www.acquisition.gov. STATEMENT OF NEED (SON) 1.0CONTRACT DESCRIPTION AND REQUIREMENTS The Palo Alto VAMC has a requirement to purchase a Becton Dickinson FACSAria III system or equal equipment for the existing Research Office Building. A Firm Fixed Price contract will be awarded for the purchase of Brand Name or Equal equipment in accordance with all terms, conditions, provisions, specifications and schedule of this solicitation herein. Quotes shall contain the Offeror's best terms for cost/price and technical capabilities of the required Becton Dickinson FACSAria III or equivalent equipment. The government reserves the right to award without discussions. 1.1 PRICING The Offeror shall submit price quotes for the required brand name or equal equipment, to the specifications listed in Section 1.2 below. Please enclose the established price list and description of capabilities and product specifications for the required equipment. The Offeror shall submit a separate price sheet for equal items to include Manufacturer Name, Stock/Part #, Unit of Issue and Price. Items offered that are brand name or equal shall identify items as being on GSA schedule and reference the contract number for each item. Note: The Offeror should include a description of any support services or warranty information in the technical quote. 1.2 REQUIRED PRODUCTS & SPECIFICATIONS The Becton Dickinson FACSAria III or equal equipment to maintain continuity of ongoing research. ITEM NUMBERDESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICESQUANTITYUNITUNIT PRICEAMOUNT 0001FACSAria III, ACDU option/648262 1.00EA____________________________________ 0002Z230TWR Workstation Bundle/659718 1.00EA____________________________________ 0003NEC 19 inch monitor/652867 2.00EA____________________________________ 0004Ariall Temp Control, 115V/643154 1.00EA____________________________________ 0005Aerosol Management Option/643154 1.00EA____________________________________ 0006BV650 PMT Filter Upgrade/659857 1.00EA____________________________________ 0007BV711 PMT Filter Upgrade/659856 1.00EA____________________________________ 0008BV786 PMT Filter Upgrade/659855 1.00EA____________________________________ 0009561nm Laser Upgrade/649580 1.00EA____________________________________ 0010Channel DQA/SCI PCBA Upgrade/650743 2.00EA____________________________________ 0011Red Laser PMT Upgrade/650745 1.00EA____________________________________ 0012Violet Laser, QDOT605/650748 1.00EA____________________________________ 0013Instrument Table/3413119 1.00EA____________________________________ 0014Special Order Laser Option/340577 1.00EA____________________________________ GRAND TOTAL__________________ 1.3 Product Capabilities & Salient Characteristics or equal "Equipment shall be compatible with existing BD FACSAria equipment to maintain user protocol to operate the machine. "Shall be compatible with BD FACS Diva operating software. "Shall have machine data file structure (Flow Cytometry Standard 3.0 and 2.0) "Must be able to accommodate up to 6 lasers to allow for upgrades and to prevent early obsolescence. "Must be able to accommodate up to 18 colors to allow for upgrades and to prevent early obsolescence. "Must be able to accommodate up to 5 beams spots to allow for upgrades and to prevent early obsolescence. "Must have fixed alignment optics to allow for nozzle service without having to re-align optics. "Must be designed for easy aseptic setup and cleaning to prevent cross-contamination and sample carryover. "Must have fixed alignment fluid stream to allow for nozzle service without having to re-align the fluid stream. "Must be capable of two-way sorting into 12x75mm and 15ml vessels. "Must be capable of four-way sorting into 12x75mm and 1.5ml vessels. "Must have a series of easily interchangeable nozzles and must accommodate 70, 85,100,130 micron nozzles respectively. "Must be equipped with nozzles that can be sonicated for cleaning and clog removal "Must have an aerosol management system from sample injection all the way to sort collection to trap any particles that might be aerosolized during sample processing and enhance operator safety. "Must be equipped with lasers that operate on regular 115V AC power. "Equipment must be equipped with lasers that can be air cooled with room air. "Machine must be equipped with AccuDrop or equivalent technology for stream monitoring, adjustment, clog detection. "Machine must be equipped with SweetSpot technology or equivalent technology for stream monitoring, adjustment, clog detection. "Machine must accommodate 12x75mm tubes, 15m tubes and 1ml tubes in the sample injection chamber. "Equipment must accommodate 6,24,48,96 and 384-well plates. "Have the ability to maintain temperature control from 4C to 42C. "Equipment must be equipped with Brilliant Violet 650 photomultiplier tube. "Machine must be equipped with a 561nm laser. "Must have two DAQ/SCI PCBA channel upgrade kits. "Must be equipped with a red laser photomultiplier tube. "Must have a Quantum Dot Technology 605 violet laser. "Equipment must be equipped with a Coherent OBIS LG 355nm 15mw laser (3 photomultiplier tubes and 1 Trigon). "Must be equipped with optics related to the UV laser. "Must be equipped with optics related to BUV395 (379/28),BUV496 (450LP;515/30), BUV737 (690LP; 740/35), BUV661 (635LP;670/30), VUV563 (SSOLP;586/15), BUV805 (770LP;820/60). "Must be equipped with dual monitors so operator may monitor machine performance and parameters as well as their sort in real time. "Must include operator training course. The product capabilities and salient characteristics identified above by a "brand name or equal" description are intended to be descriptive, not restrictive, and to indicate the quality and characteristics of the product that will be satisfactory. Quotes offering "equal" products (including products of the brand name manufacturer other than the one described by the brand name) will be considered if such product is clearly identified in the quote and is determined by the VA to meet fully the salient characteristics on above products. If offering an equivalent product, the brand name of the equivalent product shall be clearly identified in the quote. Unless visibly identified as an equivalent product, offered items shall be considered as the brand name product referenced in this announcement. The evaluation of quotes and the determination as to the equality of the products shall be the responsibility of the Government and shall be based on information provided by the Offeror. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information not provided in the quotation by the Offeror. To ensure that sufficient information is available, the Offeror must furnish, as a part of the quote, all descriptive material necessary for the purchasing activity to determine whether the products meet the salient characteristics of this requirement. Vendors proposing to modify a product to make it conform to the requirements of this announcement shall include a clear description of the proposed modification and clearly mark any descriptive material to show the proposed modification. Offers that do not have descriptive material will not be considered for award. Instructions to the Offeror Basis for award resulting from this RFQ will made to the Best Value Offer that provides a complete package pursuant to the preparation requirements set forth in 52.212-1. FAR 52.212-2 (Evaluation- Commercial Items) will be incorporated in full text into the RFQ and will be evaluated on the following factors. Evaluations will be in accordance with FAR 13 Simplified procedures. Evaluation Factors for Award: Factor 1- Technical Capabilities All offerors must meet or exceed all requirements and salient features as listed in the Statement of Need. Factor 2- Past Performance Past Performance will be based on the most current PPIPRS report. Factor 3- Price The following FAR provision and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference. The solicitation document, incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-89, Effective July 2, 2015. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at www.acquistion.gov. This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. FAR 52.212-1Instructions to Offerors-Commercial FAR 52.212-2Evaluation- Commercial Items FAR 52.212-3Offeror Representations and Certifications FAR 52.212-4Contract Terms and Conditions FAR 52.212-5Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders-Commercial Item VAAR 852.219-11Notice of total Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside. "52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) "52.233-3Protest After Award (Aug 1996) FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal FAR 52.233-2Service of Protest Quotes shall be submitted via email to bridget.kornish@va.gov and Offerors must reference Solicitation# VA240-16-Q-0138 in the subject line of the email. No telephone request for information will be considered. Incomplete packages will be considered nonresponsive. All offers must be received by the closing date September 29, 2016 NLT Noon EST.
 

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Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA240-16-Q-0138 VA240-16-Q-0138_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3026104&FileName=VA240-16-Q-0138-000.docx)

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Record

SN04288003-W 20160928/160926235021-cf3de44c10bcd532d59947a8e5cad509 (fbodaily.com)
 

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