Department of Veterans Affairs, Chief, Acquisition & Materiel Management Service (90C), Audie L. Murphy Division, STVHCS, 7400 Merton Minter Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78284

65 -- GEL/BLOT ANALYZER SOL 671-05-99 DUE 062599 POC Lisa Torrez (210) 617-5154 or by e-mail at Lisa Torrez@med.va.gov E-MAIL: Lisa.Torrez@med.va.gov, Lisa.Torrez@med.va.gov. 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation 671-05-99 is issued as a request for quotations (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquistion Circular 97-11. This action is unrestricted. Standard Industrial Classification Code 5047 applies. This equipment meets the criteria for a commercial item as defined in FAR Part 2, and simplified acquisition procedures will be used for this procurement action. The South Texas Veterans Health Care System, (STVHCS) has a requirement for the following item: One each Gel/Blot Analyzer manufactured by Molecular Dynamics model 860 or equal. This system must utilize a high speed scan head with mounted laser sources. The system utilizes Enzyme Catalyzed Luminescnce (ECL) Plus kits without the use of screens. Enzyme Catalyzed Flourescent Kits which can use both DDAO phosphate (which requires the red laser) and Attophos (which requires the blue laser) substrates must be allowed for use in the system. The system must provide direct fluorescent imaging from a blue-green LED laser source (450nm). This will allow direct imaging and quantitiation of DNA in agarose and acrylamide gels, protein gels, and quantitation of both DNA and protein in solution in microtitier plate formats. System must provide direct imaging and quantitation wiht a red laser diode source (635nm), for exciting all red spectrum chemiflourescent and red flourescent dyes. Current direct red fluorescent detection techniques include Western blots, phytochrome assays, neutral lipids and phospholipase assays dirct from TLC plates, and gel detection and imaging of PCR assays. The system must provide multiple imaging resolution options of: 50 micron, high resolution, 100 micron, enhanced resolution, and 200 micron standard resolution scans. All necessary imager components such as lasers should reside in the instrument. The system must utilized the Windows NT Operating System and provide option for Windows versions of the image analysis software component. Prices should be FOB Destination. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference herein. The FAR provision at 52.212.2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference herein. Offers will be evaluated on past performance and lowest overall price to the government. Offeror's must complete the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. Veterans Administration Acquisition provision 852.219-70, Veterans-Owned Small Business applies, is included as an addenda to 52.212-3, and applies to this acquisition. Copies of this provision may be obtained by e-mail request to Lisa.Torrez@med.va.gov or by facsimile request to Lisa Torrez at (210) 617-5255. Telephonic request will not be accepted. Offeror's are encouraged to submit alternate items which meet the specification requirements. The clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquistion and is incorporated by reference. The following addenda to this clause apply, are incorporated by reference, Veterans Adminstration Acquisition Regulation, (VAAR) clauses, 852.211-70, Requirements for operating and maintenance manuals, 852.211-71, Guarantee clause, 852.211-77, Brand name or equal, and 852.270-4, Commercial Advertising apply this acquisition and are incorporated by reference herein. The clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference. Offers are to be submitted by e-mail to Lisa.Torrez@med.va.gov or to the attention of Lisa Torrez by facsimile at (210) 617-5255. Offerors are due by 4:30 p.m. CST on June 25, 1999. Posted 06/15/99 (W-SN343188). (0166)

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