FY 24 Automated Rotary Microtomes

Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice Page 4 of 4 Sources Sought Notice *= Required Field Sources Sought Notice Page 1 of 4 This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. It is neither a solicitation nor a request for quote (RFQ) and it does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Request for solicitation will not receive a response. The Government will not pay nor reimburse any costs of preparing this response.

The sources sought notice is for market research purposes to make the appropriate acquisition decision and to gain knowledge of potential qualified businesses and their Small Business Administration (SBA) size classification in relation to North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) 33416, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, size standard of 1000 employees.

The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 08, Caribbean Veterans Affairs Healthcare System is seeking a source to provide Brand Name Leica Biosystems or Equal Microtome Histocore Autocut, Automated Rotary Microtomes for the Anatomic Pathology Department in San Juan P.R, Puerto Rico.

Concerns may respond by submitting qualifications letter including the following information: Company Name, Address, Point of Contact, Phone, Email, System for Award Unique Identification Code, Socio-Economic Category (i.e., SDVOSB, VOSB, HUBZone, etc...), and Capability Statement specific to the technical requirements. This must not be a generic line card but something that the government can positivity use to determine the procurement strategy of this requisition.

Provide evidence your firm can provide the requested items to include past and/or current contract for the same requirements and any other compelling evidence to help the Government determine your company s capabilities. To be eligible for award, prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) Internet site, www.sam.gov.

Responses to this notice should be emailed, no later than 1200 hours (12:00 PM), Eastern Standard Time on February 22, 2024. Telephone and facsimile responses will not be considered. Please email to:

edwin.correa1@va.gov. When responding via email ensure the subject line is titled with RFI# 36C24824Q0602- Automated Rotary Microtomes for the Caribbean VA Healthcare System.

Schedule of Supplies: Item # Description/Part Number QTY 1 Microtome Historcore Autocut 3 Salient Characteristics:

Type:

Fully Motorized Specimen Feed: 24 mm Weight: Approx. 88 lb Separate control panel Force Balance System Motorized Sectioning Speeds: 0-420mm/s Selectable Cutting Modes o Rock mode o Single mode o Continuous mode o Step mode Specimen Retraction: o Manual: 5-100µm can turned off o Motorized: speed-dependant can turn off Automatic Testing Section thickness setting range: 0.5 - 100 µm Trimming section thickness setting range: 1 - 600 µm Specimen feed: Approx. 24 mm ±1 mm Dimensions: 11.61 H x 18.78 W X 24.41 D Net Weight: 30 pounds Vertical stroke: 70 mm ±1 mm Automatic electronic brake Maximum specimen size (H x W x D): o Large standard clamp: 55 x 50 x 30 mm o Super Cassette clamp: 68 x 48 x 15 mm Balance System Waste tray: Antistatic tray One year warranty No other information is available at this time. We thank you for your interest and time to prepare and submit a response.