This is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) only pertaining to brand name or equal item(s) for the Indianapolis VA healthcare facility. Information collected during this RFI may be used in a set aside. If a solicitation is issued, the Government will do so in accordance with Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-83. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number is 339112. The NAICS size is 1000 employees. Any contractor that believes they are capable and desires to claim preference for small business status must be registered with the SBA at http://web.sba.gov/pro-net/ and meet the requirements of FAR 19.102. Any contractor that believes they are capable and desires to claim preference for veteran owned small business status must be registered with the VIP at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov as an SDVOSB or VOSB. A Contractor that proposes to provide a supply that is not manufactured by their organization (nonmanufacturer) shall meet the requirements of FAR 19.102(f). Contractors that deem themselves capable of meeting the requirement shall provide the below information to John Saunders, Contracting Officer, at [email protected] no-later-than Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 4:30PM, EDT, referencing (VA250-17-N-0630). Responses shall include: (1) Business Name and Address, (2) GSA Contract Number, if applicable (3) Point of Contact Name, Phone Number and E-mail Address (4) DUNS and NAICS code (5) Business Size SMALL or LARGE (6) Type of Business: service disabled veteran owned, veteran owned small business, 8a, HUBZone, woman-owned, etc. (7) A concern that is not a manufacturer of the supply shall provide the manufacturers name and size standard. Contractor must be registered with https://www.sam.gov Supplies are to include only TAA compliant items. Items that are not TAA compliant must be clearly identified by the Contractor should the contractor choose to offer a quote if a RFQ is published. Deliverables cannot be refurbished and shall be newly manufactured. FOB is Destination. Delivery and installation is needed 30 days ARO. Delivery is to: VAMC Indianapolis 1481 West 10th Street Indianapolis IN 46202 - 2803 Statement of Need: The VA medical center requires a microscope & monochrome camera, with fluorescence capability; LED Illumination with 4x; 10x & 40x objective lenses and 100x oil immersion objective lens are required; a 64-bit imaging workstation with 4 core processor; and 16GB DDR4 2133Mhz RAM & 24 LED monitor. To be considered an equal the supplies being offered shall have the salient characteristics of Nikon s: ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT 0001 MBA950LP CI-L Basic Ergo Binocular Package consisting of Ci-L Main Body with LEDIllumination, C-TE2 Ergonomic Binocular Head with Tilting andTelescoping feature, (2ea) CFI 10x FN22 eyepieces, (2ea) 10mm HighEyecups, C-N Sextuple Nosepiece ESD, C-CSR1S Right Hand Ceramic Stagewith Single Slide Holder (1S and Dust Coverv 1 EA 0002 MBB96800 C-TEP2 DSC PORT FOR ERGO BINOC TUBE 0.7X 1 EA 0003 MRL00042 "CFI60 Plan Achromat 4x Objective Lens, N.A. 0.1, W.D. 30mm, F.O.V 22mm" 1 EA 0004 MRL00102 "CFI60 Plan Achromat 10x Objective Lens, N.A. 0.25, W.D. 10.5mm, F.O.V 22mm" 1 EA 0005 MRL00402 "CFI60 Plan Achromat 40x Objective Lens, N.A. 0.65, W.D. 0.56mm, F.O.V 22mm, Spring Loaded" 1 EA 0006 MRL01903 "CFI60 Plan Achromat 100x Oil Immersion Objective Lens, N.A. 1.25, W.D. 0.2mm, F.O.V 22mm, Spring Loaded" 1 EA 0007 MBL11300 Achromat condenser with swing-out top lens on dovetail slider forprecise interchangeability; graduated aperture diaphragm; N.A. 0.90 formagnifications for 2x to 100x 1 EA 0008 MBE94310 CI-FL EPI FLUORESCENCE ATTACHMENT 1 EA 0009 96221 C-FL AT Dapi/Hoechst/Alexa Fluor 350 Filter Set 1 EA 0010 96226 C-FL AT EGFP/FITC/CY2/Alexa Fluor 488 Filter Set 1 EA 0011 96231 C-FL AT Texas Red/mCherry/Alexa Fluor 594 Filter Set 1 EA 0012 MBF72655 C-HGFI Intensilight Hg Illuminator 1 EA 0013 MBF74650 C-LHGF I HG Lamp (required for both versions) 1 EA 0014 MBF71610 C-HGF IF 15 HG Fiber (1500mm Fiber Optic Light Guide) 1 EA 0015 MBF72315 C-HGFIB HG 100W Adapter R-NC for all Biological 100 Watt Microscope System. 1 EA 0016 79035 "Power Cord 120V, Lead Free " 1 EA 0017 77018290 Photometrics Dyno CCD camera. USB3.0 interface (cable included), [email protected], 4.54um pixel, -10C stabilized air cooling. Sony ICX-674 sensor. Trigger cable included. 1 EA 0018 MQS33000 NIS-Elements Documentation Package: Includes Camera and Nikon Motorized Microscope Drivers, Single Document Interface Optional Modules Include: EDF, HDR, AutoMeasure, Grain Sizing, Cast Iron Analysis, Industrial Filter Analysis, Advanced Interpreter, Live Compare, and Image Database 1 EA 0019 WARRANTY 1 EA

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