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Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 - HOUSTON In Support of the Alexandria VA Medical Center REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 36C25622Q0362 BACKGROUND: Background: The Alexandria VA He... Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16 - HOUSTON In Support of the Alexandria VA Medical Center REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 36C25622Q0362 BACKGROUND: Background: The Alexandria VA Health Care System (AVAHCS) is currently requesting the purchase, delivery, installation and setup of a VIP 6Al Vacuum Infiltration Processor and a Smartwrite Cassette Printer with Auto Loader. Project Scope: The following components are needed for the areas specified above. Item # Description/Part Number* Qty 6040 Tissue Tek VIP 6 AI Vacuum Infiltration Processor 1 9020 Tissue Tek Smartwrite Cassette Printer with AutoLo 1 NA Service agreement for 1 year post year for 6040 1 NA Service agreement for 1 year post year for 9020 1 Supply Specifications: Tissue Tek VIP 6Al Vacuum Infiltration Processor Physical Characteristics Dimensions: 24 x 27 x 52 inches Operating Voltage 115VAC Up to 300 cassettes Optional xylene-free processing Automatically mixing reagents on the instrument Tissue Tek Smartwrite Cassette Printer with Auto Loader Physical Characteristics Dimensions: 19.3 x 12 x 25.9 inches Operating Voltage 110-240 VAC Resin Thermal Safe ink Loading is Robotic Delivery and Installation DELIVERY Contractor shall deliver all equipment to: Alexandria VA Health Care System (AVAHCS) 2495 Shreveport Hwy Building 136 Pineville, LA 71360 2. Deliver materials to job in manufacturer's original sealed containers with brand name marked. 3. Package to prevent damage or deterioration during shipment, handling, storage and installation Maintain protective covering in place and in good repair until removal is necessary. 4. Delivery and Installation will be coordinated through the Contracting Officer Representative or designee. 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. 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. 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 Kelly.Han@va.gov. Please respond to this RFI no later than January 31, 2022 by 1300 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.