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This Sources Sought Notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Gover... This Sources Sought Notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products and/or services. Your response to this Sources Sought Notice will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise because of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or the Government use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. The information provided may be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs in developing its acquisition approach, statement of work/statement of objectives and performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on this Sources Sought Notice or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice. The submission of pricing, capabilities for planning purposes, and other market information is highly encouraged and allowed under this Sources Sought Notice in accordance with (IAW) FAR Part 15.201(e). The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the products and/or services described below. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) Company Name; (b) Address; (c) Point of Contact; (d) Phone, Fax, and Email; (e) UEI Number; (f) Cage Code; (g) Tax ID Number; (h) Type of Small Business, e.g., Services Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, or Small Business HUBZone business, etc.; (i) State if your business has an FSS contract with GSA, VA NAC, NASA SEWP, or any other federal contract, that can be utilized to procure the requirement listed below and provide the contract number; and (j) Must provide a capability statement that addresses the organization s qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below. Requirement: The VA Heartland Network 15 Contracting Office located at 3450 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS, 66048-5055 is seeking a potential qualified contractor to provide a Nikon NiU Upright Microscope System with DIC and Fluorescence for the VA Saint Louis Health Care System, located in St. Louis, Missouri. This is a brand name or equal requirement. Technical Requirements Product Name: Nikon NiU Upright Microscope System with DIC and Fluorescence C-TEP3 DSC Port for Ergonomic Binocular Tube with 0.55x C-Mount Ni-U Eclipse Main Body, Coaxial Coarse/Fine Focus, Right-handed or Left-handed Stages, Built-in and Interchangeable Diascopic Filter Cassette with 36mm ND8, ND32, NCB11 and open position for user Defined Filter, Built-in "Fly-Eye" Diascopic Filter for Even Illuminaton, Integral 12 Volt/100 Watt Illumination Power Supply (100-240 Volt Input) Ni-SAM Standard Arm, 4 Mounting Bolts, for Manual Accessories C-TE2 Ergonomic Tilting/Telescopic Binocular Body Tube, SiedentopfType, Interpupliary Distance 51-80mm, Inclination 10-30 Degree, Telescope Extension up to 40mm, 2 Way Light Split: 100% Eye/ 0% Photo,50% Eye/50% Photo, F.O.V. 22mm C-TEPF2 DSC Port for Ergonomic Binocular Tube F-Mount 2.5x CFI 10X Eyepiece F.N. 22mm Diopter Adjustment-NC D-ND6 DIC Sextuple Nosepiece, Slots for Analyzer Slider and Filter Slider Ni-LH Precentered Lamphouse for Ni Microscope, 12V, 100W Quartz Halogen Bulb, 12V, 100W, 2000 Hour NiU-CSRR2 Rotating Right Hand Mechanical Stage, Ceramic, Top Long Finger Slide Holder Ni-SSR Ni-U Stage Carrier, for Rotating Mechanical Stage MBC91030 & MBC91040 NI-CUD Universal Condenser Dry, NA 0.88, Seven Position Turret; Accepts Modules for Phase Contrast Ph1, Ph2, Ph3, DIC N1, N2, Auxiliary Position for Either Dark Field or 2x-4x, and Open Position for Bright Field, Object Distance 2.5mm Ni-CH Condenser Carrier, for Manual Condenser with Ni-E/Ni-U D-C 2x-4x Auxiliary Lens for Universal Condenser N.A. 0.16 Dust Cover H600L for 50i/55i/Ci with Epi Illuminator Power Cord 120V, Lead Free, UL Listed, Length 7.5 Feet Objectives: CFI60 Plan Achromat Ultra-Wide 2x Objective Lens, N.A. 0.06, W.D. 7.5mm, F.O.V 25mm CFI60 Plan Fluor 4x Objective Lens, N.A. 0.13, W.D. 17.2mm, F.O.V. 25mm, CH CFI60 Plan Apochromat Lambda D 10x Objective Lens, N.A. 0.45, W.D. 4.0mm, F.O.V. 25mm, DIC CFI60 Plan Apochromat Lambda D 20x Objective Lens, N.A. 0.80, W.D. 0.80mm, F.O.V. 25mm, DIC, Spring Loaded CFI60 Plan Apochromat Lambda D 40x Objective Lens, N.A. 0.95, W.D. 0.17- 0.25mm, F.O.V. 25mm, DIC, Correction Collar 0.11-0.23mm, Spring Loaded CFI60 Plan Fluor 100x Oil Immersion Objective Lens with Iris Diaphragm, N.A. 0.5-1.3, W.D. 0.16mm, F.O.V. 25mm, DIC, Spring Loaded DIC Components Ti-A Analyzer Cube for Transmitted DIC D-C DIC Condenser Module Type N1, For Dry Condenser, Standard Contrast 10x Objective and High Contrast 20x, 40x Objectives D-C DIC Condenser Module Type N2, For Dry Condenser, Standard Contrast 16x to 100x D-DP DIC Rotatable Polarizer, 1/4 Wave Plate D-C DIC Slider 10x D-C DIC Slider 20x III D-C DIC Slider 40x I D-C DIC Slider 100x II Fluorescence Components Ni-FLT6 Manual Epi Fluorescence Turret, with Analyzer Slot for MBN91920 Ni-FA FL/DIC Analyzer and Manual Shutter NI-FLEI-2 Epi-Fluorescence Attachment with Direct Connection to D-LEDI Epi-Fluorescence LED Illumination System CF-L AT DAPI/UV Long Pass Filter Set, Excitation: 375/28nm (361-389nm),Emission: 435nm Long Pass, Dichroic Mirror: 415nm CF-L AT EGFP/FITC/Cy2/Alexa Fluor 488 Filter Set, Excitation: 480/30nm (465-495nm), Emission: 535/40nm (515-555nm). Dichroic Mirror: 505nm CF-L AT TRITC/Cy3/TagRFP/Alexa Fluor 546 Filter Set, Excitation: 540/25nm (527.5-552.5nm), Emission: 605/55nm (577.5-632.5nm), Dichroic Mirror: 565nm C-FIBA Adapter for Fiber Light. Connects New Epi-FL Attachment Module with D-LEDI Epi-Fluorescence LED Illumination System Connection to Fiber Type Light Source with 5mm Diameter Fiber; Intensilight SOLA Light Engine Gen III. 350-680nm unfiltered light output, controlvia USB or control pod (optional). Active output power stabilization. Includes 3mm core LLG 2m with PVC outer sleeve, USB cable, power supply, and power cord. 24 month warranty. NOTE: No output for CFP Light Engine Controller Pod for SpectraX, SOLA SE, MIRA, and LIDA The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS Code) is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), size standard 1,000 Employees. Based on this information, please indicate whether your company would be a Large or Small Business and have a socio-economic designation as a Small Business, VOSB or SDVOSB. Important Information: The Government is not obligated to, nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this source sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to an acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. Currently a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms is anticipated based on the Veterans Administration requirement with Public Law 109-461, Section 8127 Veterans Benefit Act. However, if response by Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms proves inadequate, an alternate set-aside or full and open may be used. Responses to this notice shall be submitted via email to Mickeya Linzie at mickeya.linzie@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received no later than Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at 8:00AM CST. 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 sources sought. Responses to this sources sought notice are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.