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This is a Sources Sought Notice. This is not a solicitation notice. The Government is looking for sources for this requirement for market research purposes only. The equipment must meet all of the spe... This is a Sources Sought Notice. This is not a solicitation notice. The Government is looking for sources for this requirement for market research purposes only. The equipment must meet all of the specifications below. Description: The contractor shall furnish all labor, tools, and preventive parts, materials, equipment, qualified personnel, administrative support, reagents, controls, calibrators, and transportation necessary to perform the services for the Hematology Analyzer, as part of cost per test lease agreement. All services, supplies, and maintenance service shall be covered under the cost per test lease agreement for one Hematology analyzer with a workload of 50 CBCs w/Diff per hour. Service and maintenance requirements are specified in the PWS. • Critical performance requirements and instrument specifications that must be meet are as follows: • Must have a bar code reader and interface capability with Medical Health Services GENESIS (MHS GENESIS), the LIS for the Minot Laboratory. • Closed-tube and open-tube modes for sampling (Cap piercing technology and multiple tube size flexibility) • Footprint not to exceed a size of 30 in depth x 30 in width x 34 in height • Testing capacity of at least 50 samples/hour and require < 200ul sample aspiration volume • The instrument must require minimal routine daily maintenance and minor monthly maintenance which includes utilization of the following features: o Fully automated start-up and shut down (minimal user intervention via software) o Self-cleaning blood sampling probe o Parts that provide ability for facility personnel to perform minor maintenance on instrument (e.g., pull apart tubing, minor adjustments, needle removal/replacement, etc.) o Cleaning agent which eliminates the need for routine cleansing or bleaching o Fully encased needle assembly o Daily maintenance <=5 minutes and minor additional (monthly, quarterly, annual, etc. at <=30 minutes cumulatively). • Must have linearity for WBCs up to 400,000, RBCs up to 7,000,000, and Platelets up to 3,000,000. • Must have internet website capability for future upgrade possibility. • Analyzer must have single aspiration probe to alleviate the recurring need for mode-to-mode correlation studies. • The testing platform must report at minimum, 16 whole blood parameters to include a 5-point automated differential. • Instrument autoloader with walk away technology. • Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) for power protection and uninterrupted testing. • Meet sample and reagent carryover and reproducibility requirements North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: NAICS 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing Small Business Size Standard: 1,000 employees Product/Service Code: 6550, In Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits And Sets Delivery Location: Minot AFB, ND 58705 State(s): North Dakota County or Counties: Ward County ZIP Code(s): 58705 The Government needs to have equipment that is a MHS GENESIS Approved Device and on the DHA Cyber Log CSTAR Approved Healthcare Technology listing. If you have equipment that is capable of meeting all of these specifications, please email your product information to christopher.j.comish.civ@health.mil by Monday November 28, 2022 at 12 PM Mountain Standard Time (MST).