SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- CHAMELEON VISION II, TI: SAPPHIRE LASER
- Notice Date
- 7/26/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- National Institutes of HealthNational Library of Medicine6707 DEMOCRACY BOULEVARDII DEMOCRACY PLAZA, SUITE 700WATTN: V. L. GRIFFINBethesdaMD20892-7511
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7511
- Solicitation Number
- NIHLM2011153
- Response Due
- 8/9/2011
- Archive Date
- 9/8/2011
- Point of Contact
- GRIFFIN, VERNE L +1 301 594 7730, griffinv@mail.nih.gov
- E-Mail Address
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GRIFFIN, VERNE L
(griffinv@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation number is NIHLM2011153 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation/contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-53. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 334516 the business size standard is 500. This acquisition is being conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Digestive, Diabetes & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) intends to procure a CHAMELEON SYSTEM: VISION ii: INTEGRATED PRECOMPENSATION: 80 MHz: (RoHS). The Chameleon Vision II, hands-free ultrafast Ti:Sapphire laser and precompensation in an integrated package. Provides femtosecond pulses tuning 400nm, from 680nm to 1080nm, with a peak power of> 3 W and a maximum of 47,000 fs2 of negative dispersion. The fully automated hands free dispersion compensation integrated in a single box delivers shorter pulses at the sample. The combination of short pulses, high power and widest tuning gives brighter and deeper images. We require a solid-state ultra fast laser to complete the se-up and enable the operation of our new 7MP microscope for intravital imaging. The laser that is required should meet the following specifications:Tuning range of 680nm 1080nm with required output average power of > 3.0.Average power must be 500mW at 680nm, and 180mW at 1080nm Wavelength tuning speed must be >40 nm/sec. Pulse width approximately 140 fSec. Pointing stability should be <80 microradians per 100 nm of tuning. The laser system must be able to automatically vary the amount of dispersion compensation from 0-47,000 fs^2. System must include a compact, closed-loop air filtration and recirculation unit. System has an onboard spectrometer. System has a small (<1 cubic foot) chiller that is all solid-state design and quiet. System should be user controllable either via RS232 or via the panel interface. Laser system should not exceed 31 in length and 15 in width Basis for Award: Offerors must provide descriptive literature or other material that demonstrates their offer meets the forgoing requirements. The contract will be awarded to the responsible offeror whose offer fully meets the requirements of the solicitation, provides the best value, with price and technical factors equally important in award evaluation. The offeror must include a completed copy of the following provisions: 1) FAR Clause 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial; 2) FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items. As stated in FAR Clause 52.212-2 (a), The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical Evaluation, Price, and Past Performance; 3) FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items; 4) FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statues or Executive Orders Commercial Items, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; and 5) FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items Deviation for Simplified Acquisitions. Vendors must submit a listing of the most recent contracts/awards (minimum of 3) in which similar apparatus or equipment was purchased. Contracts/awards may include those entered within the Federal Government, state and local governments and commercial concerns. Include the following information for each contract or subcontract: 1.Name of Contracting Organization,2.Contract Number (for subcontracts provide the prime contract number and the subcontract number,3.Contract Type,4.Total Contract Value, 5.Description of Requirement to include Statement of Work,6.Contracting Officers Name and Telephone Number, and7.Program Managers Name and Telephone Number. * If past performance questionnaire is available, please submit. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations however; all responses received within 15 days from the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed acquisition is based upon responses to this notice and is solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive acquisition. The offeror must include in their quotation, the unit price, the list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. The clauses are available in full text at http://www.arnet.gov/far. Interested vendors capable of furnishing the government with the item specified in this synopsis should submit their quotation to the below address. Quotations will be due fifteen (15) calendar days from the publication date of this synopsis on August 9, 2011. The quotation must reference Solicitation number NIHLM2011153. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. Quotations must be submitted in writing to the National Library of Medicine, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Room 773, Bethesda, Maryland 20817, Attention: V. Lynn Griffin. Faxed copies will not be accepted.
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