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Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 - HOUSTON In Support of the Michael E. DeBakey VAMC (MEDVAMC) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 36C25622Q0297 BACKGROUND: Akta Go Protein Purificatio... Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 - HOUSTON In Support of the Michael E. DeBakey VAMC (MEDVAMC) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 36C25622Q0297 BACKGROUND: Akta Go Protein Purification (Chromatography) System and Supplies MEDVAMC is seeking sources for the Brand Name or Equal items listed below. Manufacturer - (Global Life Sciences Solutions USA, LLC). Qty Item # Description Price 1/EA 29383015 AKTA GO PROTEIN PURIFICATION SYSTEM (Cytiva 29383015) 1/EA 29128116 UNICORN 7 WORKSTATION PURE BP EXP. SOFTWARE (Cytiva 29128116) 1/EA 29011362 FRACTION COLLECTOR F9 R (Cytiva 29011362) Statement of Work Akta Go Chromatography System Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) Houston, Texas 77030 Part I: General Information A. Introduction The Michael E. DeBakey VAMC (MEDVAMC) located at 2002 Holcome Blvd. Houston, Texas 77030, has a requirement the Akta Go Protein Purification (Chromatography) System and Supplies. B. Background The Akta Go System is a small and compact liquid chromatography system that will allow us to perform routine protein purification with ease while allowing for efficient use of bench space and offers the benefit for automated chromatography technology. The MEDVAMC, Research Department has been utilizing an older model Akta Go system and software over the last ten years, and that model is reaching its end-of-life cycle. The newer requested model is more compact, specifically for small labs like ours, making the most of valuable bench space, and essential to maintain continuity, as different hardware and software configurations can make learning and actual use difficult. C. Scope Contractor shall provide, deliver and install (if applicable) the system to the MEDVAMC, Houston, Texas. REQUESTED RESPONSES: The intent of this Request for Information is to establish sources to define the procurement strategy (e.g. set-aside, sole source, unrestricted) for a solicitation that VA intends to post soon. Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following: Please respond to this RFI if you can provide the name products listed in section above. In the response, please cite your business size status, DUNS Number and timeframe for delivery. If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response. DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor. VA does not accept grey market items. Please respond to this RFI if you can provide supplies that may be determined EQUIVALENT to the products listed in the table in the background section above. Please provide details on the proposed EQUIVALENT products such as Manufacturer Name, Part Number, and Description. If you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response. DISTRIBUTORS: You must provide proof that you are an authorized distributor. VA does not accept grey market items. Please note that VA is particularly interested in determining the availability of Small Business Manufacturers. If your company is a small business manufacturer of potentially equivalent items, please respond to this RFI. Further, If responding as a SDVOSB/VOSB, you must be registered in VetBiz, www.vetbiz.gov. Vendors are requested to submit estimated market research pricing with their responses. The estimated pricing will be considered when determining the procurement strategy for the future solicitation. (e.g. if CO determines that capable small businesses cannot provide fair and reasonable pricing, then the solicitation will not be set-aside). Please note that if no responses to this notice are received, from either authorized distributors of the cited brand name nor from manufacturers marketing a potentially equivalent brand, then this action will be sole sourced to the manufacturer cited in the Background section above. CONTACT INFORMATION AND RESPONSE DUE DATE: Please email all responses to james.craig1@va.gov. Please respond to this RFI no later than Date: January 13, 2022 by 1:30PM CST. DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.