This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) and the solicitation number is 36C24E22Q0313. The government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price contract resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation. This solicitation is issued as Full and Open Competition. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at www.acquisition.gov. STATEMENT OF NEED (SON) CONTRACT DESCRIPTION AND REQUIREMENTS The Iowa City VA Health Care System has a requirement to purchase a Leica Camera and Imaging System for an Existing Leica Microscope to replace its outdated and non-functioning camera and imaging system. A firm-fixed price contract will be awarded for the purchase of brand name equipment in accordance with all terms, conditions, provisions, specifications, and schedule of this solicitation herein. Quotes shall contain the Offeror s best terms for cost/price and technical capabilities of the required Leica equipment. The government reserves the right to award without discussions. 1.1 PRICING The Offeror shall submit price quotes for the required brand name equipment to the specifications listed in Section 1.2 below. Please enclose the established price list and description of capabilities and product specifications for the required equipment. Please identify items as being on GSA schedule and reference the contract number for each item. Note: The Offeror should include a description of any support services or warranty information in the technical quote. 1.2 REQUIRED PRODUCTS & SPECIFICATIONS Leica Camera and Imaging System to directly replace an outdated and non-functioning camera and imaging system for compatibility and continuity of ongoing research. ITEM INFORMATION ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT 0001 **BRAND NAME ONLY** 1.00 EA LAS X Workstation 11640648 0002 **BRAND NAME ONLY** 1.00 EA Leica DFC7000 T 11547106 0003 Shipping/Handling 1.00 EA 1.3 Product Capabilities & Salient Characteristics or equal This request is for **BRAND NAME ONLY** and the equipment shall have the following characteristics: LAS X Workstation Must be compatible with Lecia camera system and Lecia Microscope Imaging system must be based on the Leica software platform LAS X (Leica Application Suite X) Must be able to work on sophisticated tasks in biomedical research such as live cell time-lapse experiments, multi-positioning, z-stacking, stitching, deconvolution, and real time 3D visualization. Must have specifications equal to or greater than: -Operating system: Win1- 64-bit OS -Processor: Intel XEONW-2123 3.6 4C CPU -Main memory: 64GB (4x16GB) DDR4 2666 ECC Reg RAM -Graphics Board: NVIDIA QuadPro P1000 4G 4MDP -1st hard drive: SSD 512GB SATA Solid State Drive -2nd hard drive: 4TB 7200 SATA ENT 3.5 2nd HDD -DVD writer: 9.5 DVDWR 1st ODD -Offer Warranty -Offer Mini DisplayPort, DisplayPort, HDMI Must be able to support Fura2, FRET SE, Screening, Ca2+ and ratio imaging, and peripheral triggering To avoid compatibility issues this must be purchased in conjunction with the vendor for the Lecia camera system Camera System Must be manufactured by Leica to go toward Leica microscope Must be compatible with the workstation and the current Leica Microscope Cooled fluorescence color camera USB 3.0 Low light fluorescence application and brightfield imaging with superb color reproduction Offer 1920x1440 pixels One-stage cooling 16-bit A/D converter w/ 12-bit and 8-bit digitization mode Designed specifically for live cell applications Operate at temperatures ranging from 5 degrees Celsius to 50 degrees Celsius Must include camera head, power supply, USB 3.0 PCi board, USB 3.0 cable Must include Leica LAS X core software DVD The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information not provided in the quotation by the Offeror. To ensure that sufficient information is available, the Offeror must furnish, as a part of the quote, all descriptive material necessary for the purchasing activity to determine whether the products meet the salient characteristics of this requirement. Vendors proposing to modify a product to make it conform to the requirements of this announcement shall include a clear description of the proposed modification and clearly mark any descriptive material to show the proposed modification. Offers that do not have descriptive material will not be considered for award. Instructions to the Offeror Basis for award resulting from this RFQ will made to the Best Value Offer that provides a complete package pursuant to the preparation requirements set forth in 52.212-1. FAR 52.212-2 (Evaluation - Commercial Items) will be incorporated in full text into the RFQ and will be evaluated on the following factors. Evaluations will be in accordance with FAR 13 Simplified Procedures. Evaluation Factors for Award: Factor 1 - Technical Capabilities All offerors must meet or exceed all requirements and salient features as listed in the Statement of Need. Factor 2 - Past Performance - Past Performance will be based on the most current PPIPRS Report. Factor 3 - Price The following FAR provision and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference. The solicitation document, incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-06, Effective May 26, 2022. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at www.acquistion.gov. This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation- Commercial Items FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders Commercial Item FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award (Aug 1996) FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest Quotes shall be submitted via email to
[email protected] and Offerors must reference Solicitation 36C24E22Q0313 in the subject line of the email. No telephone request for information will be considered. Incomplete packages will be considered nonresponsive. All offers must be received by the closing date Tuesday, September 20, 2022, NLT 3:00 PM EDT.