Leica M205 FCA Microscope. Brand Name Only, Small Business Set Aside

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS

This is a Small Business set aside, Brand Name Only RFQ/Solicitation.

Equipment:

Leica M205 FCA

Optics carrier & optical accessories:

1. Leica M205 FCA optics carrier 10450826 (1 EA)
2. CAN to RS232 cable 10450904 (1 EA)
3. Eyepiece 10x/23B, adjustable, 3d gen 10450910 (1 EA)
4. Trinocular ErgoTube 100% M-serie 10450044
5. Objective Planapo 2.0x M-series 10450030
6. Objective plan 0.8x, LWD M-serie 10447075
7. Revolving nosepiece M165 FC & M205 FA 10450207
8. Cable RS232 to BNC 11525221
9. Power cable, 2 m, USA 10445661

Stands:

1. Focus drive coarse/fine 420mm M-series 10450504
2. Footswitch f. motor. stereomicroscopes 10447398
3. FL adapter column on TL Bases 10450246
4. TL3000 Ergo 10450690
5. Intermediate plate f. 120 mm accessories 10447276
6. Clear glass stage pl., 120 mm, M-series 10446405
7. Gliding stage 120 mm 10446301

Illumination:

1. Coupling for fluid light guide, EL6000 10447399
2. LED3 11504254

Fluorescence Filter Sets for M205FA - M165FC - MZ16F&FA:

1. Filter set ET GFP LP - M205FA/M165FC 10447407
2. Filter set ET GFP - M205FA/M165FC 10447408
3. Filter set ET mCherry - M205FA/M165FC 10450195

Color Cameras:

1. Video Tube 0.5x 10450528
2. Leica K3C 11547114

Shipping:

1. Freight & Handling

Salient Characteristics:

The microscope must have:

• 906 line pairs/mm resolution with max objective (2.0x objective)
• Wide zoom range, from 7.8x to 160x magnification and 20.5.1 total zoom range
• Fully apochromatic corrected optical system
• Motorized FIM Adjustment of fluorescence intensity
• Motorized 4 position filter turret (500 MS Speed)
• Motorized fluorescence shutter (100ms shutter speed)
• Motorized iris diaphragm for depth of focus
• eGFP, GFP long-pass and mCherry fluorescence filters
• FusionOptics for High resolution and extraordinary depth of field
• USB cable integration to PC
• 2 place Coded nosepiece with parfocality
• Triple Beam Fluorescence illumination path to provide detail-rich fluorescence signals on black backgrounds
• Transmitted LED light base that provides 65 mm of homogenously LED illuminated fields with moveable and rotating mirror
• Rottermann Contrast which provides rich contrast and detail for difficult-to-image, transparent specimens (such as C. elegans eggs)
• Adjustable eyepiece and eyetube
• Interchangeable parts with other Leica Stereo Microscopes (such as Leica M165FC)

Other desired characteristics

• Footswitch for switching filters
• Camera for taking pictures

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE/DELIVERY LOCATION

Station

Installation Address

Shipping Address

663 Puget Sound VAMC. Seattle, WA 98108

Puget Sound VAMC

1660 South Columbian Way

Seattle, WA 98108

Puget Sound VAMC

1660 South Columbian Way

Seattle, WA 98108

LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

All inquiries must be via email, and all questions and responses will be posted to the Contracting Opportunities website as an amendment to this original announcement. To be considered Small Business under NAICS 339112 Small Business Administration requires that vendor must have less than 1,000 Employees. Questions concerning this solicitation MUST be submitted via email to scott.james@va.gov.

Responses are due no later than 11:59am on 8/31/2022. Responses shall be submitted via email to Scott James at scott.james@va.gov.