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Responses must be received no later than Friday, July 21, 2023, by 12:00PM EST. THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A... Responses must be received no later than Friday, July 21, 2023, by 12:00PM EST. THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. THE SUBMISSION OF PRICING, CAPABILITIES FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AND OTHER MARKET INFORMATION IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND ALLOWED UNDER THIS RFI IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) FAR 15.201(e). DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. IAW FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought/RFI only. The purpose of this sources sought/RFI is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 339112. Responses to this sources sought will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this sources sought, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses for a solicitation announcement. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 5 Network Contracting Office, is seeking sources that can provide a Microtome for the Baltimore VA Medical Center. ITEM INFORMATION ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 0001 1.00 EA __________________ __________________ TISSUE TEK AUTOSECTION AUTOMATED MICROTOME HIGH PART # SAKURA FINETEK 5010. LOCAL STOCK NUMBER: 5010 GRAND TOTAL __________________ STATEMENT OF WORK MICROTOME - HISTOLOGY SECTION A microtome is use for preparing tissue specimens. Microtome is a cutting tool use to produce extremely thin slides of material known as sections with the process being termed microsectioning. Microtomes are used in microscopy for the preparation of samples for observation by pathologist under transmitted light or electron radiation to aid in the disease diagnosis. Tissue-ek Autosection automated microtome is enables one standardized sectioning protocol for each tissue type. Tissue-Tek AutoSection is the only microtome that enables one standardized sectioning protocol for each tissue type. For research studies, consistency in sectioning matters. Tissue-Tek AutoSection produces perfect serial sections, day after day and tech after tech. Specification: User-defined protocols, with up to 16 steps per protocol Dimensions: 16.5 rt{) x 26.4 (D) x 17.4 (H) inches 42.0 rt{) x 67.0 (D) x 44.0 (H) cm Weight: 121 lbs (55 kg) Power requirements: 115 VAC +/- 10%, 50/60 Hz, single phase, 7.1 A Section thickness: 0.5 - 100 microns Trimming thickness: 1 - 200 microns Sectioning speed: 1 O - 450 mm/second Trimming speed: 1 O - 450 mm/second Blade angle: Fixed; Specimen holder angle: 0.05° Place of Performance: Baltimore VA Medical Center 10 N. Greene St. Baltimore, MD 21201 ____________________________________________________________________________ The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services that will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the government that the interested parties can provide the supplies/services that fulfill the required specifications. If you are interested and are capable of providing the sought-out supplies/services, please provide the requested information as well as the information indicated below. If you are interested and are capable of providing the sought-out supplies/services, please provide the requested information as well as the information indicated below. Response to this notice should include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to the following questions: (1) Please indicate the size status and representations of your business, such as but not limited to: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Hubzone, Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Large Business, etc. (2) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI? (3) Are you the manufacturer or distributor of the items being referenced above (or equivalent product/solution)? What is the manufacturing country of origin of these items? (4) If you are a small business and you are an authorized distributor/reseller for the items identified above (or equivalent product/solution), do you alter; assemble; modify; the items requested in any way? If you do, state how and what is altered; assembled; modified? (5) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the NAC or are you a contract holder with NASA SEWP or any other federal contract? If so, please provide the contract type and number. (6) If you are an FSS GSA/NAC or NASA SEWP contract holder or other federal contract holder, are the referenced items/solutions available on your schedule/contract? (7) Please provide general pricing for your products/solutions for market research purposes. (8) Please submit your capabilities in regard to the salient characteristics being provided and any information pertaining to equal to items to establish capabilities for planning purposes? *** Submissions addressing Section (8) should show clear, compelling, and convincing*** evidence that all equal to items" meet all required salient characteristics. Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to Michael.Jones16@va.gov. Telephone responses shall not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than Friday, July 21, 2023, by 12:00PM EST. If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this request for information. Responses to this notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.