Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a contractor to provide an Advanced Instruments Osmo1 Single-Sample Micro-Osmometer for the Clinical Chemistry Laboratory at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System. The instrument will be used for measurement of osmolality in serum, plasma, urine, and other body fluids to support patient care and meet CLIA and College of American Pathologists (CAP) requirements. The contractor shall provide all listed equipment, including the micro-osmometer, accessories, and documentation. The equipment must meet manufacturer and VA specifications, and the contractor is responsible for supplying all required parts, components, tools, and accessories necessary for the VA to complete the installation.
* The micro-osmometer must be a bench-top, single-sample instrument that uses the freezing point depression principle for osmolality measurement.
* The instrument must accept serum, plasma, urine, and other body fluid samples as validated by the laboratory.
* The sample volume requirement is 20 microliters or less per test.
* The measuring range must be at least 0-2000 mOsm/kg H₂O, with a resolution of 1 mOsm/kg H₂O.
* The instrument must have an integrated or attached touchscreen user interface, an integrated barcode scanner, and an integrated thermal printer.
* The contractor must provide complete sets of operator’s manuals, technical/service manuals, and maintenance schedules.
* The contractor is responsible for conducting a joint inspection with the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) upon delivery of the equipment and providing a minimum one-year manufacturer’s warranty on all parts and labor.