SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- BX43F Phase Contrast Microscope
- Notice Date
- 6/19/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 339113
— Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFTC/PZIO - Eglin, 308 West D. Ave, Bldg 260, Suite 130, Eglin AFB, Florida, 32542-5418, United States
- ZIP Code
- 32542-5418
- Solicitation Number
- FA2823-18-Q-6006
- Archive Date
- 7/6/2018
- Point of Contact
- Rachel N. Tilley, Phone: 8508825040
- E-Mail Address
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Rachel.Tilley.1@us.af.mil
(Rachel.Tilley.1@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR BX 43 Phase Contrast Microscope THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR QUOTATION OR AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF A SOLICITATION. This is sources sought request for information is for the purpose of conducting market research to provide data for planning purposes. This sources sought synopsis announcement does not constitute a formal solicitation and is not a request for proposal, request for quote, invitation for bid, does not obligate the government to award a contract, issue a solicitation, reimburse respondents for any proposal preparation and/or submittal costs, nor does its issuance in any way restrict the Government as to its ultimate acquisition approach. Any information submitted by respondents to this sources sought is voluntary. The Government will not pay for any materials provided in response to this notice and submittals will not be returned to the sender. The Air Force Test Center, Operational Contracting Division, Eglin AFB, Florida, is seeking potential sources capable of providing a BX 43 Phase Contrast Microscope to Eglin AFB FL. This system should include all of the following components: BX43F; MICROSCOPE FRAME WITH TRANSMITD ARM, LED ILLUM UYCP-11; US STYLE 3-PRONG POWER CORD U-LHLEDC-1-2; TRANSMITTED WHITE LED FOR BX43, BX46, BX63 U-TBI-3-CLI; TILTING BINOCULAR OBS TUBE, 5-35 DEGREE, REVERSE WHN 10X-1-7; 10X EYEPIECE FOR BX, IX HI EYEPNT, RETSHELF, FN:22 U-D6RES; 6-POSITION BX NOSEPIECE, CODED, DIC SLOT PLN10XPH; PLAN ACHROMAT 10X OBJ, PH1, NA 0.25, WE 10.6MM PLN40XPH; PLAN ACHROMAT 40X OBJ, PH2, NA 0.65, WE 0.6MM PLN50XOI; PLAN ACHROMAT 50X OIL OBJ W/IRIS, NA 0.9-0.5, WD 0.2MM PLN 100XOPH; PLAN ACHROMAT 100X OBJ, PH3, NA 1.25, WD 0.15MM IMMERSION OIL CLEAN BOTTLE 9ML SET W/SDS U-SVRO; RIGHT HAND MECHANICAL STAGE, OIL CHANNELS U-HLDT-4; LEFT RELEASE SLIDE HOLDER, DOUBLE SLIDE, THICK U-PDC2; PHASE TURRET COND. PH1, PH2, PH3, DF, OPEN, NA 1.1 MT-010; LOGO CLOTH DUSTCOVER 11X25X26", ANTI-STATIC BX, IX Feedback, questions, and comments regarding the above technical capabilities are welcomed. Interested firms are invited to submit a Statement of Capability (SOC), not to exceed 10 pages, showing the company's ability to fulfill the requirement described above. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement. This is not a solicitation nor will a solicitation package be issued as a result of this announcement, and no award shall be made as a result of this announcement. In the event that a solicitation is developed, it will be assigned a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) number or Request for Quotation (RFQ) and the announcement may be published on FEDBIZOPPS. Small businesses with only partial capabilities of this requirement are encouraged to submit their capabilities statement demonstrating the portion of the requirement they are capable of providing/performing. This information will allow the Government to identify areas of possible breakout or possible subcontracting opportunities. Responses to this notice will assist the government in identifying potential sources and determining if a set-aside of the solicitation is appropriate. Firms responding to this announcement should include company name, cage code, point of contact, address, phone number, small business size, and indicate whether they are small business, 8(a) concern, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, or women-owned small business. For the purposes of being considered a small business, the following applies: NAICS - 339113 (SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURING) and Size Standard - 750. The Government reserves the right to set-aside any subsequent acquisition based upon known sources and/or responses to this synopsis. Responses are requested no later than 12:00 p.m. (CST) on 21 June 2018. Direct responses and/or questions to Rachel Tilley by email at rachel.tilley.1@us.af.mil. Direct expression of interest as well as required documentation should be addressed in writing to the Contract Specialist. All prospective offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of all other information pertaining to the synopsis and solicitation. All responsible sources may submit information that shall be considered by the agency. If late information is received, it may be considered, depending on agency time constraints. All routine communications regarding the announcement should be directed to the contractual point of contact listed in this posting. The Government may or may not use any responses to this sources sought as a basis for a subsequent project/requirement. Any project/requirement developed from the sources sought responses may be the subject of a subsequent acquisition; any such subsequent acquisition will be posted in FedBizOpps.gov separately. Responses to this sources sought will not be returned. The Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received, or provide feedback to the respondents with respect to any of the information submitted under this sources sought. No requests for a bid package or solicitation will be accepted; a bid package or solicitation does not exist at this time. In order to protect the integrity of any possible future acquisition, no additional information will be provided and no appointments for presentations will be made in reference to this sources sought. Only government employees will review submitted responses to this sources sought. Respondents are advised that employees of commercial firms under contract with the Government may be used to administratively process submissions and perform other administrative duties requiring access to other contractor's proprietary information. These administrative support contractors include nondisclosure agreements prohibiting their contractor employees from disclosing any information submitted by other contractors or using such information for any purpose other than that for which it was furnished.
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