The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 6 Network Contracting Office (NCO) is conducting Market Research to find qualified manufactures and distributors, registered under NAICS code 334516; with size standard of 1,000 employees, capable of supplying a spectrophotometers system to include ext warranty to the Richmond VAMC.  This requirement will consist of the following: BRAND NAME OR EQUAL TO: IBRIGHT FL1500 IMAGING SYSTEM DECRIPTION                                                     QTY                               AMOUNT          A44241 FL 1500 2YR WRNTY         1 EACH                 A44115 IBRIGHT 1500 IMAGING SYSTEM  A34016 SMARTSTART, IBRIGHT ZG61SCIB1 EXT WARRANTY Key salient characteristic Biological samples as low as 1uL Software available on desk-top and On-instrument, automatic data analysis. Automatic sample rotation, automatic zoom, and automatic focus high-resolution 9.1-megapixel camera  4-plex fluorescent western blot imaging. All interested parties shall respond, in writing via email to [email protected] no later than 10AM EST Feb 19, 2021. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. In response, please include the following: Company/individual name, Address, Point of contact with phone number Information describing your interest, Indicate FSS/GSA contract number or Open Market, as applicable FSS Category you qualify for Tax ID number DUNS number Capabilities statement Company Socio-Economic SIZE (example large, small, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB etc.) This requirement may be subject to the non-manufacturer rule. If the contractor can provide the above items, the contractor shall provide a letter from the large or small business manufacturer stating that they are an authorized distributor/licenser of their products. Failure to submit an authorized distributor letter shall result in the product(s) potentially offered to be considered grey market and shall not be considered technically acceptable. Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a) Prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications at the System for Award Management (SAM) as a part of required registration in conjunction with FAR 4.1102(a) that states, Prospective contractors shall be registered in the (SAM) database prior to award of a contract or agreement. Therefore, due to time constraints, vendors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov to be considered for an award.

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