Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), is seeking potential small business sources to provide Automated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) Cost Per Test for locations in the Tampa VA Healthcare Network and Bay Pines VA Healthcare System. The contractor will provide Brand Name or Equivalent of the Alcor iSED Pro Analyzer system, including all reagents, consumables, and maintenance for the life of the contract. The contractor will also provide on-site technical support and telephone support for all instrumentation.
Key features of the required equipment include:
* Utilization of rack-based specimen loading
* Photometric rheology principle of measure with high correlation to the Westergen method
* At least 25-hour room and refrigerated temperature specimen stability
* Reportable range of 1-130 mm/hour
* Onboard sample capacity of at least 100 specimens
* Specimen throughput of at least 175 samples per hour
* Compatibility with Sysmex Hematology specimen racks
* STAT testing function to prioritize specimen testing on critical patients
* Automatic washing cycle
* Programmable preventative maintenance
* Onboard storage of controls with automatic scheduling for periodic quality control testing
* Continuous feed of specimens (random access operation)
* Fully automated instrument with true “walk-away” capability
* Turn-around time to result in <30 seconds
* Utilization of EDTA whole blood in a 13 x 75 mm collection tube
* Cap-piercing test system
* Fit within the allocated space (H x W x D): 24” x 24” x 30” (inches)