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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial supplies prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This a... This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial supplies prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation for this action. Quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). Submit written quotes referencing RFQ 36C24621Q0512-1. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular- 2021-05 dated 03/10/2021. Any amendments issued to this solicitation will ONLY be available on the FBO website (www.fbo.gov). The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6 Regional Procurement Office (RPO) EAST intends to award a firm-fixed price contract for the Brand Name only Upright Microscope Frame BX53F2-1-2 to the Hampton VA Medical Center in Hampton, VA 23667 The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334519 with a business size standard of 500 employees. This procurement is a Small Business set-aside to and for all eligible offerors may submit quotes. If your firm is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned or Veteran Owned Small Business, you must be CERTIFIED in VetBiz (see internet site: http://vip.vetbiz.gov). All offerors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov to be considered for an award of a federal contract. The record must be complete and not missing elements such as representations and certifications. All questions pertaining to this RFQ, are due by 10:00AM EST on Tuesday, May 04, 2021; and must be submitted via emailed to ruth.morris@va.gov. The Government will award a contract resulting from this RFQ to the responsible offeror whose quote represents the lowest price technically acceptable that meets or exceeds the salient characteristics for the government. Quotes are due by 10:00 AM EST on Thursday, May 06, 2021. Quotes received after this date and time will be considered late in accordance with 52.212-1(f) and will not be evaluated. Quotes shall be submitted via email to ruth.morris@va.gov. This combined solicitation/synopsis is for the purchase of the following Brand Name commercial supplies: Product: Upright Microscope Frame BX53F2-1-2 ITEM NO. or STOCK NO. DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT BX53F2-1-2 BX53F2-1-2 Upright microscope frame includes front mounted intensity control dial, Light Intensity Manager (LIM)ON/OFF button and Preset button. LIM functionality requires a coded nosepiece (not included) and LED lamp house (not included. Coarse and fine coaxial focus control knobs are graduated to 1 micron, 25mm total focus stroke at 0.1mm per fine rotation and 15 mm per coarse rotation. Coarse focus tension is adjustable and includes a focus stop. 1 EA 2-U1007 HN10X-1-7;10X EYEPIECE FOR BX, IX HI EYEPNT, RETSHELF, FN:22 2 EA 3-U137 U-TBI-3-CLI; TILTING BINOCULAR OBS TUBE,5-35 DEG REVERSE 1 EA 4-U130 U-SVRB-4; RIGHT HAND MECHANICAL STAGE, RACKLESS, LONG STALK 1 EA 4-U142 U-HLDT-4; LEFT RELEASE SLIDE HOLDER, DOUBLE SLIDE, THICK 1 EA U-LHLEDC100-1-2 High intensity LED lamp for BX53 microscope systems, approximately 50,000-hour lifespan 1 EA U-D6RES-1-2 6-Position coded nosepiece for BX Frames, includes slot for DIC prism 1 EA UYCP-11 UYCP-11; US Style 3-prong Power Cord 1 EA OMT-010 LOGO CLOTH DUSTCOVER 11X25X26", ANTI-STATIC BX, IX 1 EA 6-U1112 U-AC2-7; ABBECONDENSER, NA 1.1, 4X-100X COVERAGE 1 EA BX3-URA-1-2 Manual Reflected Light Fluorescence Illuminator for BX3 series microscopes with 8-position cube turret 1 EA OEX-0211 X-Cite 120Q System for BX with iris, lamp and 1.5m LLG 1 EA OCT-49010BX3 ET-R&B Phy/mOrange/mKO Filter Set 546/10X, BS560, 585/40M w/BX3 cube 1 EA OCT-49031BX3 ET-Alexa Fluor 568 Cy3.5 Filter Set 569/25X, BS588,615/40M w/BX3 cube 1 EA 1-U2B222 PLN4X; PLAN ACHROMAT 4X OBJECTIVE, NA 0.10, WD 18.5MM 1 EA 1-U2B223 PLN10X; PLAN ACHROMAT10X OBJECTIVE, NA 0.25, WD 10.6MM 1 EA 1-U2B227 PLN40X; PLAN ACHROMAT 40X OBJECTIVE, NA0.65 WD0.6MM 1 EA 1-U2B235 PLN100XO; PLAN ACHROMAT 100X OIL OBJECTIVE, NA1.25 WD0.15MM 1 EA Olympus BX53 gram stain microscope BX53F2-1-2 1 Upright microscope frame includes front mounted intensity control dial, Light Intensity Manager (LIM) ON/OFF button and Preset button. LIM functionality requires a coded nosepiece (not included) and LED lamp house (not included. Coarse and fine coaxial focus control knobs are graduated to 1 micron, 25mm total focus stroke at 0.1mm per fine rotation and 15 mm per coarse rotation. Coarse focus tension is adjustable and includes a focus stop. 1 EA 3-U137 U-TBI-3-CLI; TILTING BINOCULAR OBS TUBE,5-35 DEG, REVERSE 1 EA 2-U1007 WHN10X-1-7;10X EYEPIECE FOR BX, IX HIEYEPNT, RETSHELF, FN:22 2 EA 4-U130 U-SVRB-4; RIGHT HAND MECHANICAL STAGE, RACKLESS, LONG STALK 1 EA 4-U142 U-HLDT-4; LEFT RELEASE SLIDE HOLDER, DOUBLE SLIDE, THICK 1 EA U-LHLEDC100- 1-2 High intensity LED lamp for BX53 microscope systems, approximately 50,000-hour lifespan 1 EA U-D6RES-1-2 6-Position coded nosepiece for BX Frames, includes slot for DIC prism 1 EA UYCP-11 UYCP-11; US Style 3-prong Power Cord 1 EA OMT-010 LOGO CLOTH DUSTCOVER 11X25X26", ANTI-STATIC BX, IX 1 EA 6-U1112 U-AC2-7; ABBE CONDENSER, NA 1.1, 4X-100X COVERAGE 1 EA 5-UR730 BX3-ARM; TRANSMITTED LIGHT ARM FOR BX3 1 EA 1-U2B222 PLN4X; PLAN ACHROMAT 4X OBJECTIVE, NA 0.10, WD 18.5MM 1 EA 1-U2B223 PLN10X; PLAN ACHROMAT 10X OBJECTIVE, NA 0.25, WD 10.6MM 1 EA 1-U2B227 PLN40X; PLAN ACHROMAT 40X OBJECTIVE, NA0.65 WD0.6MM 1 EA 1-U2B235 PLN100XO; PLAN ACHROMAT 100X OIL OBJECTIVE, NA1.25 WD0.15MM 1 EA Delivery Address: Hampton VAMC 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton, VA 23667 FOB Point: Destination Estimated Delivery Date: Within 30 days ARO IAW 52.252-2 The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) clauses and provisions are applicable to this acquisition and are available for view at: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ FAR Provisions: 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors- Commercial Items (JUN 2020) Addendum to 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (JUN 2020) 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020) 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (OCT 2014) The government will award a firm-fixed price purchase order to the vendor whose quotation represents the lowest priced and represents the best value for the government. The Government intends to make an award based on the initial quotations. 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (FEB 2021) (End of Provision) FAR Clauses: 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items (OCT 2018) 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (JAN 2021) Full text of the reference FAR Clauses may be accessed electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/. 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (JUN 2020) 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020) 52.209-6 Protecting the Government s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (JUN 2020) 52.222-3 Convict Labor (JUN 2003) 52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JAN 2020) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020) 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate (FEB 2021) 52.227-17 Rights in Data-Special Works (DEC 2007) 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) VAAR Clauses: 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising (MAY 2020) 852.219-11 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2020) (DEVIATION) 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (NOV 2018) Gray Market Prevention Language: (a) Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical equipment only for VA Medical Centers. No remanufactures or gray market items will be acceptable.  (b) Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment/system, verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM s warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions. (c) The delivery of gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract. Accordingly, the VA reserves the right enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of the contract or, solely at the VA s election, allowing the Vendor to replace, at no cost to the government.

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DISCLAIMER: THIS NOTICE IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS RFI OR REIMBURSE ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PREPARATION OF RESPONSES T... DISCLAIMER: THIS NOTICE IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS RFI OR REIMBURSE ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS RFI. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Solicitation, an Invitation for Bids, a Request for Proposal (RFP), a Request for Quotation (RFQ), or an indication the Government will contract for the items contained in this announcement. All information received in response to this RFI marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. PURPOSE: The purpose of this RFI is to conduct market research to find qualified vendors and to assist Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6 in determining if a future contract effort can be competitively awarded on a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside basis. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this effort is 334519 with the Small Business Size Standard of 500 employees. If the Government determines there are qualified vendors for this requirement, a solicitation will be published and posted on the Contracting Opportunities website. The Government will use this information solely to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for this procurement. INTRODUCTION: This requirement is for the purchase of the Upright Microscope Frame BX53F2-1-2. The Hampton VA Medical Center requires the Upright Microscope Frame BX53F2-1-2 in support of medical services within the Pathology/Laboratory Department. The government is anticipating that this will be a brand-name but encourages all vendors that can meet or exceed the item descriptions below to respond to this source sought. If providing a like item/system, please include attachments, information, and part numbers to allow the government to assess whether your items/system will suffice for this requirement. REQUIREMENTS: NOTE: The VHA NCO 6 is conducting market research to find qualified vendors who can deliver the following item(s) to Hampton VA Medical Center, 100 Emancipation Drive, Hampton VA 23667: DESCRIPTION OF INFORMATION REQUESTED for: Upright Microscope Frame BX53F2-1-2 ITEM NO. or STOCK NO. DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT BX53F2-1-2 BX53F2-1-2 Upright microscope frame includes frontmounted intensity control dial, Light Intensity Manager (LIM)ON/OFF button and Preset button. LIM functionality requires a coded nosepiece (notincluded) and LED lamp house (not included. Coarse and fine coaxial focus control knobs are graduated to 1 micron, 25mm total focus stroke at 0.1mm per fine rotation and 15 mm per coarse rotation. Coarse focus tension is adjustable and includes a focus stop. 1 EA 2-U1007 HN10X-1-7;10X EYEPIECE FOR BX,IX HI EYEPNT,RETSHELF, FN:22 2 EA 3-U137 U-TBI-3-CLI; TILTING BINOCULAR OBS TUBE,5-35 DEG REVERSE 1 EA 4-U130 U-SVRB-4; RIGHT HAND MECHANICAL STAGE, RACKLESS, LONG STALK 1 EA 4-U142 U-HLDT-4; LEFT RELEASE SLIDE HOLDER, DOUBLE SLIDE, THICK 1 EA U-LHLEDC100-1-2 High intensity LED lamp for BX53 microscope systems, approximately 50,000-hour lifespan 1 EA U-D6RES-1-2 6-Position coded nosepiece for BX Frames, includes slot for DIC prism 1 EA UYCP-11 UYCP-11; US Style 3-prong Power Cord 1 EA OMT-010 LOGO CLOTH DUSTCOVER 11X25X26", ANTI-STATIC BX, IX 1 EA 6-U1112 U-AC2-7; ABBECONDENSER, NA 1.1, 4X-100X COVERAGE 1 EA BX3-URA-1-2 Manual Reflected Light Fluorescence Illuminator for BX3 series microscopes with 8-position cube turret 1 EA OEX-0211 X-Cite 120Q System for BX with iris, lamp and 1.5m LLG 1 EA OCT-49010BX3 ET-R&B Phy/mOrange/mKO Filter Set 546/10X, BS560, 585/40M w/BX3 cube 1 EA OCT-49031BX3 ET-Alexa Fluor 568 Cy3.5 Filter Set 569/25X, BS588, 615/40M w/BX3 cube 1 EA 1-U2B222 PLN4X; PLAN ACHROMAT 4X OBJECTIVE, NA 0.10, WD 18.5MM 1 EA 1-U2B223 PLN10X; PLAN ACHROMAT10X OBJECTIVE, NA 0.25, WD 10.6MM 1 EA 1-U2B227 PLN40X; PLAN ACHROMAT 40X OBJECTIVE, NA0.65 WD0.6MM 1 EA 1-U2B235 PLN100XO; PLAN ACHROMAT 100X OIL OBJECTIVE, NA1.25 WD0.15MM 1 EA Olympus BX53 gram stain microscope BX53F2-1-2 1 Upright microscope frame includes front mounted intensity control dial, Light Intensity Manager (LIM) ON/OFF button and Preset button. LIM functionality requires a coded nosepiece (not included) and LED lamp house (not included). Coarse and finecoaxial focus control knobs are graduated to 1 micron, 25mm total focus stroke at 0.1mm per fine rotation and 15 mm per coarse rotation. Coarse focustension is adjustable and includes a focus stop. 1 EA 3-U137 U-TBI-3-CLI;TILTING BINOCULAR OBS TUBE,5-35 DEG ,REVERSE 1 EA 2-U1007 WHN10X-1-7;10X EYEPIECE FOR BX,IX HIEYEPNT,RETSHELF,FN:22 2 EA 4-U130 U-SVRB-4; RIGHT HAND MECHANICAL STAGE, RACKLESS, LONG STALK 1 EA 4-U142 U-HLDT-4; LEFT RELEASE SLIDE HOLDER, DOUBLE SLIDE, THICK 1 EA U-LHLEDC100- 1-2 High intensity LED lamp for BX53 microscope systems, approximately 50,000-hour lifespan 1 EA U-D6RES-1-2 6-Position coded nosepiece for BX Frames, includes slot for DIC prism 1 EA UYCP-11 UYCP-11; US Style 3-prong Power Cord 1 EA OMT-010 LOGO CLOTH DUSTCOVER 11X25X26", ANTI-STATIC BX, IX 1 EA 6-U1112 U-AC2-7; ABBE CONDENSER, NA 1.1, 4X-100X COVERAGE 1 EA 5-UR730 BX3-ARM;TRANSMITTED LIGHT ARM FOR BX3 1 EA 1-U2B222 PLN4X; PLAN ACHROMAT 4X OBJECTIVE, NA 0.10, WD 18.5MM 1 EA 1-U2B223 PLN10X; PLAN ACHROMAT 10X OBJECTIVE, NA 0.25, WD 10.6MM 1 EA 1-U2B227 PLN40X; PLAN ACHROMAT 40X OBJECTIVE,NA0.65 WD0.6MM 1 EA 1-U2B235 PLN100XO; PLAN ACHROMAT 100X OIL OBJECTIVE,NA1.25 WD0.15MM 1 EA Vendors with a GSA schedule shall provide the contract number of that schedule and the expiration date as well as product NAICS codes. All items should be clearly identified if they are scheduled items or open market items. HOW TO RESPOND: All responses shall be submitted no later than Friday; April 09, 2021@ 1000 (10:00AM) EST. All interested parties should respond, in writing via email to ruth.morris@va.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Respondents to this RFI shall provide the following information: Company/individual name, Address, Point of contact with phone number Information describing your interest, Indicate FSS/GSA contract number or Open Market, as applicable FSS Category you qualify for Tax ID number DUNS number Capabilities statement Company Socio-Economic SIZE (example large, small, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB etc.) Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a) Prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications at the System for Award Management (SAM) as a part of required registration in conjunction with FAR 4.1102(a) that states, Prospective contractors shall be registered in the (SAM) database prior to award of a contract or agreement. Therefore, due to time constraints, vendors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) under the above NAICS code at http://www.sam.gov to be considered for an award Please submit responses via email in Microsoft Office format by 1000 (10:00 AM) (Eastern Standard Time) 04/09/2021. Please include RFI# 36C24621Q0512 in subject title. NOTE: Responses to this announcement will not be returned, nor will there be any ensuing discussions or debriefings of any responses. However, information obtained as a result of this announcement may be reflected in any subsequent solicitation. This announcement is Government market research purposes ONLY.