Solicitation Number: VA261-14-Q-1430 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The commercial items procedures of FAR Part 12.603(c)(2) will be used. NAICS code 339112, size standard 500 employees applies. This requirement is posted as a Small Business Set-aside. Only responsive/responsible Small Business offerors may participate. Award will be made to the responsive/responsible small business offeror who provides technically acceptable Brand Name or Equal products at the lowest price, delivery included. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-76. Only emailed requests received directly from the requester are acceptable. Email quotes to [email protected] no later than the required due date, Thursday, September 18, 2014 on or before 4:00 PM Pacific Time. Receipt must be acknowledged on my desktop computer to be recognized as received. This is the only acceptable method for delivery of quotes. The Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (VANCHCS) in Palo Alto, CA requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, salient characteristics: COST/PRICE SCHEDULE: Line Item Description Quantity Unit of Unit price Amount Issue 0001 Maldi Biotyper CM System 1 ea $_______ $___________ Bruker Dalt 8604564 New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. No product in development shall be considered. FOB: Destination Delivery location: VA Palo Alto Medical Center Attn: Stephen J. Ruggirello -Materials Handler Leader 3801 Miranda Ave. Palo Alto CA 94304-1207 Mark For: Jude Lopez, phone 650-493-5000 x66055 Delivery: 30 days after receipt of Order or sooner. Contractor Proposed Delivery Schedule: ___________________________________________ Offers must be valid for 60 days after close of solicitation Offerors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award. Registration information is located at www.sam.gov. SOLICTATION PROVISIONS/CONTRACT CLAUSES: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Apr 2014) FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (May 2014). The selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications with its offer or fill out online representations and certifications at www.sam.gov FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (May 2014) FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Jun 2014), paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 4, 8, 14, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 42, 43, 46, 52. FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998); for the purpose of this provision, the fill-in's are http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html and http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/ FAR Number Title Date 52.211-6 BRAND NAME OR EQUAL AUG 1999 852.246-71 INSPECTION JAN 2008 VAAR 852.203-70 COMMERICAL ADVERTISING JAN 2008 VAAR 852-232-72 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS NOV 2012 Technical information is required for alternate, non-brand name products in order to make a product comparison by lay persons. No cost shall be paid by the government for said data and the data will be retained by the government as part of the official contract record. Brand Name or Equal, Salient Characteristics The Brand Name or equal is acceptable. Other products must provide compatible interoperability, fit and function with Brand name product. Additional product information is available on the Internet and publicly available tech brochure. Salient Characteristics for MALDI-TOF for Microbial Identification " must use MALDI-TOF to identify microorganisms from colonies " must have an identification library of more than 5,000 organisms " must have the ability to use/add an FDA-approved IVD library in addition to an RUO library " must have the ability to add user-defined profiles to the RUO library " must have the ability to allow user-designed measurements and analyses to be performed ("open channel") " Automated, self-cleaning " Quite operation " Large same analysis in under 30 minutes " Bench top System " Quite operation " Automated, self-cleaning n less than 15 minutes " Accelerated data acquisition - 96 fully analyzed samples in less than 15 minutes General Product Description/Purpose Clinical Microbiology The MALDI Biotyper identifies microorganisms using MALDI-TOF (Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight) Mass Spectrometry to measure a unique molecular fingerprint of an organism. Specifically, the MALDI Biotyper measures highly abundant proteins that are found in all microorganisms. The characteristic patterns of these highly abundant proteins are used to reliably and accurately identify a particular microorganism by matching the respective pattern with an extensive open database to determine the identity of the microorganism down to the species level. For Research use only.

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