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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 21, 2011 FBO #3557
DOCUMENT

66 -- Automated Blood Bank Analyzer and Reagents - Attachment

Notice Date

8/19/2011
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

532490 — Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Louis A Johnson, VAMC;Contracting Office (90C);1 Med Center DR;Clarksburg WV 26301-4199
 

ZIP Code

26301-4199
 

Solicitation Number

VA24411RI0572
 

Response Due

8/26/2011
 

Archive Date

10/25/2011
 

Point of Contact

James Whisner
 

E-Mail Address

Contract Specialist
(james.whisner@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This is not a solicitation. The information from this sources sought notice is for planning pur-poses only and will assist the Government in planning its acquisition strategy. The Government will not pay for any costs incurred in the preparation of information for responding to this notice. The intent of this sources sought notice is to determine the existence of any SDVOSB, VOSB, 8(a), WOSB, and HUB Zone, Small Business, and Large Business sources that are both interest-ed and capable of supplying the items referred to below. In an effort to automate testing and improve the sensitivity and specificity of anti-body detec-tion, the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, WV is seeking sources to that can provide an automated blood bank analyzer (and its associated reagents required for its operation). A description of the requirements are: "The testing methodology associated with the analyzer must be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and meet the performance characteristics for accuracy and preci-sion as defined by the 1988 clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) and the College of American Pathology (CAP). "The analyzer must use Solid Phase Technology for the detection and identification of antibo-dies for phenotyping samples and use Hem-agglutination technology for the ABO/Rh identi-fication of samples. "The blood bank analyzer must automatically perform the following tests within the clinical parameters: "ABO/Rh Type "Donor Confirmation "ABO Retype "Phenotyping "3-Cell Antibody Screen "Antibody Identification "IgG Crossmatch "Weak D "Discrete antigen phenotyping of C, c, E and e "DAT Testing "This instrument must have the ability to load and unload samples and reagents at anytime (i.e. be able to remove samples once pipetting is complete). "The analyzer must have priority sample handling with STAT testing capabilities. "The analyzer must have the ability for reflex testing. "The analyzer must have a touch screen interface. "The analyzer must be able to interface with the Laboratory Information System. The reagents needed for the analyzer should support the following test types and estimated an-nual workload: AssayNumber of Tests per Year ABO/Rh Type (patient only)787 ABO Retype (A, B, O, D)787 Donor Confirmation (A, B, D)795 Antibody Screen (3-Cell only)787 Antibody ID (14-cell primary panel)4 Total IgG Crossmatch820 IgG DAT5 Capable sources are encouraged to respond by providing a capability statement that includes in-formation pertaining to your company's abilities, experience, skills, business size, socioeconomic status, and relevant past performance (with Government POC information) for a similar acqui-sition (NAICS Code 532420 or 334516). Responses from this sources sought notice will ulti-mately determine the acquisition strategy (e.g. set-aside or full and open competition). The Gov-ernment intends to establish a 5-year IDV contract for this requirement. Contractor responses may be e-mailed to James.Whisner@va.gov. All responses must be re-ceived by 12:00 PM EST on August 29, 2011.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/ClVAMC540/ClVAMC540/VA24411RI0572/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA-244-11-RI-0572 VA-244-11-RI-0572.doc (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=239485&FileName=VA-244-11-RI-0572-000.doc)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=239485&FileName=VA-244-11-RI-0572-000.doc

 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Department of Veterans Affairs;Louis A. Johnson VAMC;Attn: Contracting (90C);1 Medical Center Drive;Clarksburg, WV 26301-4199

Zip Code: 90C
 

Record

SN02541607-W 20110821/110819235106-528fe4693f0e2a7ccfe15fe410a2af9d (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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