THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY ,22018-SS23,and a SOLICITATION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or an obligation on the part of the Government. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for quotes. Submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary. The government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred associated to this request for capability information.

USDA, ARS, is seeking a contractor to provide the FACSymphony A5 system. This requirement is brand name or equal per FAR 52.211-6.
Salient characteristics:
High parameter expandable flow cytometer with 5 laser detector systems with adjustable laser power and capability for adding additional lasers and associated detectors:
o The 355nm laser detector system must consist of 5 detectors with the following filter setup: (378/29), (410LP; 450/50), (450LP;515/30), (690LP; 740/35), (770LP; 820/60)
o The 405nm laser detector system must consist of 6 detectors with the following filter setup: (450/50), (505LP;525/50), (600LP; 610/20), (635LP; 670/30), (690LP;710/50), (750LP; 780/60)
o The 488nm laser detector system must consist of 3 detectors with the following filter setup: (505LP;515/20); (690LP;710/50); (750LP;780/60).
o The 561nm laser detector system must consist of 5 detectors with the following filter setup: (586/15), (600LP; 610/20), (635LP;670/30), (690LP; 710/50), (750Lp; 780/60)
o The 637nm laser detector system must consist of 3 detectors with the following filter setup: (670/30), (690LP; 710/50); (750LP; 780/60).
• All lasers have adjustable power and laser control software which allows the user to adjust laser power up or down on an as needed basis for fine tuning.
• Laser 488-50-150 mW LS SORP
• Laser 637-40-140 mW LX SORP
• Laser Violet 405-50-100 mW LX
• Laser UV 355-20-60 mW W/BE SORP
• Laser 561-50-100 mW LS SORP
• Fixed alignment optics in conjunction with high powered solid state lasers ranging in power from 60mW to 150mW
• Have low noise digital acquisition electronics with acquisition speeds of up to 40,000 events per second.
• Have sensitivity of <30 MESF-PE and <80 MESF-FITC
• Have the capability of being upgradable to 10 lasers, 50 parameters with 48 colors.

This sources sought request is being used as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to provide the product(s) required. The result of this market research will contribute to determining whether there are adequate sources available from which to receive competitive proposals.

The NAICS code is 334516, with a small business size of 1000 employees.

Submission Instructions: Interested Businesses, with active SAM records (www.sam.gov), who consider themselves qualified to provide the listed service(s) are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought notice by 9:00 AM (Central Time)August 10th, 2018. If your organization has the appropriate qualifications and capacity to provide a qualifying service(s), please provide a complete and current record of your Single Award Management (SAM) listing including DUNS number, Organization name, address, contact name, email address, Web site address, telephone number, type of organization, small business type (if any), etc. to the point of contact below.

All questions or responses under this Sources Sought notice shall be sent to Sarah Schauf, Contracting Specialist via email [email protected].

THIS IS A NOTICE FOR SOURCES SOUGHT. No feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. However, sources may be contacted to gather additional information as required.
Place of Performance:
USDA-ARS
1920 Dayton Ave
Ames, Iowa 50010
United States

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