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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 05, 2012 FBO #3785
DOCUMENT

J -- REPAIR OF COVERSLIP ON LEICA - Attachment

Notice Date
4/3/2012
 
Notice Type
Attachment
 
NAICS
333314 — Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
 
Contracting Office
Department of Veterans Affairs;VA Boston Healthcare System;Contracting Officer (90C);940 Belmont Street;Brockton MA 02301
 
ZIP Code
02301
 
Solicitation Number
VA24112Q0581
 
Response Due
4/6/2012
 
Archive Date
5/6/2012
 
Point of Contact
JAMES.CIMINI@VA.GOV
 
E-Mail Address
PURCHASING AGENT
(JAMES.CIMINI@VA.GOV)
 
Small Business Set-Aside
N/A
 
Description
This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE / REQUEST FOR INFORMATION; not a pre-solicitation notice or solicitation for proposals/quotations. Pursuant to FAR Part 10 (Market Research), the purpose of this notice is to: (1) determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency's requirements exists, (2) determine if commercial items suitable to meet the agency's needs are available or could be modified to meet the agency's requirements, and (3) determine the commercial practices of company's engaged in providing the needed service or supply. Pursuant to FAR Part 6 and FAR Part 19, competition and set-aside decisions may be based on the results of this market research. This notice in no way obligates the Government to any further action. Requirement: This notice is issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Boston VA Healthcare System, Brockton, MA to identify sources capable of providing the following: VISN 1 Contracting is conducting market research on repair services for the Leica Microsystems Glass coverslipper for histology and cytology model # CV5030. Contractor must diagnose machine for repairs and be fully capable of performing all needed repairs. Product Information/Salient Characteristics "High-throughput glass-on-glass coverslipper: more than 400 slides / hour "Designed for histology sections and cytopathology smears "Auto-slip magazine for automatic adaptation to different coverslip sizes "User defined mounting media settings "Acceptance of a large variety of slide rack types "Option to connect to ST5020 Multistainer for fully integrated workstation "CE-, UL-, c-UL-, VDE-approved Anticipated NAICS Code/Size Standard: The applicable NAICS Code is 333314, Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing and the size standard is $500 employees. Submission of Information: Companies having capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought notice including commercial market information and company information. Companies may respond to this Sources Sought Notice via e-mail to James.Cimini@va.gov no later than April 5, 2012 at 1:00PM, Eastern with the following information/documentation: 1. Name of Company, Address and DUNS Number. 2. Point of Contact and Phone Number. 3. Business Size applicable to the NAICS Code: 8(a) Business / HUBZone Small Business / Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business / Small Business / Large Business 5. Detailed information of previous jobs completed on this type of equipment. 6. Commercial market information and practices applicable to this supply. 7. A positive statement of your intent to submit a quote as a prime contractor if a solicitation is issued as a result of this Sources Sought Notice. CCR: Interested parties should register in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). The CCR can be obtained by accessing the internet at www.ccr.gov. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This Sources Sought Notice is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal/Quotation; and, it is not considered to be a commitment by the Government to award a contract nor will the Government pay for any information provided; no basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this Sources Sought Notice or Government use of any information provided. Failure to submit information in sufficient detail may result in considering a company as not a viable source and may influence competition and set-aside decisions. Regardless of the information obtained from this Sources Sought Notice, the Government reserves the right to consider any arrangement as deemed appropriated for this requirement. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this Sources Sought Notice. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. At this time no solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the Solicitation. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation notice and solicitation may be published on Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps for release of any future solicitation that may result from this Sources Sought Notice. However, responses to this Sources Sought Notice will not be considered adequate responses to any resultant solicitation.
 
Web Link
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/BoVAMC/VAMCCO80220/VA24112Q0581/listing.html)
 
Document(s)
Attachment
 
File Name: VA241-12-Q-0581 VA241-12-Q-0581.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=316604&FileName=VA241-12-Q-0581-000.docx)
Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=316604&FileName=VA241-12-Q-0581-000.docx

 
Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 
Record
SN02712838-W 20120405/120403235758-da2587c4ff572a376ae1a9989310921e (fbodaily.com)
 
Source
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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