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THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. THE SUBMISSION OF PRICING, CAPABILITIES FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AND OTHER MARKET INFORMATION IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND ALLOWED UNDER THIS RFI IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) FAR 15.201(e). DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. IAW FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION This is NOT a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought/RFI only. The purpose of this sources sought/RFI is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to NAICS 325413 (size standard of 1250 Employees). Responses to this sources sought will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After reviewing the responses to this sources sought, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses for a solicitation announcement. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 22 Network Contracting Office, is seeking sources that can provide oncology supplies and reagents that at a minimum meet the following salient characteristics with a brand name or equal product for the Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System: Reagents must be capable of detecting the wild type (Negative) from Mutated (Positive) genes Reagents must be capable of testing DNA extracted from whole blood or bone marrow samples using a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) based method, or High-Resolution Melt (HRM) Analysis Reagents must be capable of determining DNA quantity by measuring the optical density (OD) of the sample at 260 nm. Resultant DNA must be capable of being be diluted to a concentration of 5 ng/µl in 1x TE buffer* at pH 8.0 Resultant DNA must be capable of being stored at +4 to +8°C for 1 week or at 20°C if longer term storage is required. The real-time (qPCR) reaction must be optimized for DNA samples containing 25 ng purified genomic DNA. The limit of detection (LOD) shall be 0.061% Reagents must be capable of being stored at -15 C to -30 C The reagent shelf life must be a minimum of one year upon receipt by the laboratory. Brand name Info: BRAND PRODUCT DESCRIPTION PRODUCT # Quantity Ipsogen JAK2 MutaQuant Kit 673513 77 (kits contain 24 reagents) The information identified above is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive and to indicate the quality of the supplies/services that will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the government that the interested parties can provid…

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