Procurement Summary
Country : USA
Summary : Laboratory Slide Printer
Deadline : 27 May 2025
Other Information
Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 119479620
Document Ref. No. : 36C24425Q0707
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : Public
Tender Value : Refer Document
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Description
THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This Sources Sought Notice is intended for information and planning purposes only at this time; and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Because this is a Sources Sought announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists. Therefore, do not request a copy of a solicitation.The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 4, Network Contracting Office 4 (NCO 4), is seeking information and potential qualified sources capable of providing an American-made laboratory Slide Printer/System that closely match the salient characteristics of the Epredia brand. The printers will be delivered to the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center, located in Pittsburgh, PA 15215.Scope:P&LMS requires four replacement of Laboratory Slide Printers/System which are currently problematic and at the end of life. The equipment is used daily in conjunction with labeled tissue cassettes which contains patient information and barcode which can withstand many chemicals/solvents to which they are exposed. The tissue cassette barcode is utilized during grossing, embedding and sectioning allowing electronic tracking of the patient tissue sample. The labeling system can reduce technician time and most importantly errors which can cause potential harm to patient care. These slide printers transfer the information from the cassettes to label the glass slides.The brand used for comparison is Epredia Slide Mate AS Slide Printer.General Requirements:Specifications as set forth in this proposal are minimum specifications and shall not be construed as limiting the overall quality, quantity, or performance of the instrument. The offeror shall meet or exceed the minimum requirements and shall be held responsible for the performance and overall quality of the requested instrument during the instrumen...
Active Contract Opportunity
Notice ID : 36C24425Q0707
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tier : VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Office: 244-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 4 (36C244)
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
Original Published Date: May 20, 2025 03:49 pm EDT
Original Response Date: May 27, 2025 01:00 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: Manual
Original Inactive Date: Jun 26, 2025
Initiative: None
Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: 6640 - LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
NAICS Code: 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
Place of Performance: Pittsburgh VAMC Pittsburgh, 15215
Documents
Tender Notice
36C24425Q0707.docx