6640--IHC Instruments, Reagents, and Supplies

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking to purchase immunohistochemistry/in-situ hybridization staining system, reagents, and supplies. The contract is a firm, fixed price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a guaranteed minimum of $250,000 and a contract maximum of $2,500,000. The contract period of performance is five years, including ordering periods of one year each. The contractor shall provide an automated IHC/ISH staining system for Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital and one for Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center. The system shall meet the performance characteristics for accuracy and precision as defined by the 1988 Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) and the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) for immunohistochemistry and in-situ hybridization staining. Some key features of the system include: • Ability to stain for immunohistochemical antibodies using DAB, red chromogen, dual and parallel staining protocols • Ability to perform in-situ hybridization stain protocols • Dimensions no larger than 35 wide per current infrastructure requirements • Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) • Walk-away capability • Precisely scan and track case information, reagent lot numbers, and expiration dates • Ability to process a minimum of 60 slides in one eight-hour shift • On-board deparaffinization and pretreatment • Hands on maintenance less than or equal to 30 minutes daily and one hour weekly • Reagent level detection • Works with current ready-to-use and concentrate antibody menus already in use at Milwaukee and Hines VA