SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- In Vivo Imaging System (IVIS)
- Notice Date
- 2/1/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Research Contracts Br., 6120 Executive Blvd. EPS Room 604, Rockville, MD, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- NCI-RFQ-20016-NV
- Response Due
- 2/11/2002
- Archive Date
- 2/26/2002
- Point of Contact
- Deborah Moore, Purchasing Agent, Phone (301) 496-8609, Fax (301) 402-4513, - Gail Zois, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 496-8613, Fax (301) 402-4513,
- E-Mail Address
-
dm170b@nih.gov, gz23u@nih.gov
- Description
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), Mouse Imaging Facility intends to procure on a sole-source basis with Xenogen Corporation, 860 Atlantic Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501 for the purchase of a In Vivo Imaging System (IVIS). The In Vivo Imaging System will become part of the imaging resources in the Mouse Imaging Facility which are available to the NIH Research Community. The required equipment shall have the following features: 1) an intergrated camera, cooling system, chamber and computer controls; 2) heated stage; 3) red sensitive detector with at least multi-color detection; 4) seven point position filter wheel; 5) refrigeration unit; 6) construction of materials that do not have long lived fluorescence and thus the system has inherently low background; 7) illumination controls for optimal reference images; 8) well designed image analysis software; and 9) digital lab book that records the camera settings and conditions that is easily searchable. Xenogen Corporation is the only low light imaging system known to the researcher that has the above unique features and is specifically designed for detecting low levels of light after transmission through mammalian tissues. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotations. However, if any interested party believes it can meet the above requirement, they may submit a statement of capabilities. NOTE SEND TO ATTN: DEBBIE MOORE AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: 6116 EXECUTIVE BLVD, ROOM 205, ROCKVILLE, MD 20852-8337. All information furnished shall be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow the NINDS researcher to determine if it can meet the above unique specifications described herein. This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 12 - Acquisition for Commercial Items and will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR 13.5 to use simplified procedures for commercial acquisitions. An original and one copy of the capability statements must be received in the Contracting Office by 1PM EST (local Washington, D.C. time) on February 11, 2002. If you have any questions, please contact Debbie Moore, Purchasing Agent on (301) 402-4509. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN20020206/00022252-020204235925-W (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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