SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Visiopharm Analysis Software Package for Whole Slide Imaging
- Notice Date
- 4/22/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SS-14-184
- Archive Date
- 5/13/2014
- Point of Contact
- Lauren M. Phelps, Phone: 3015942490
- E-Mail Address
-
lauren.phelps@nih.gov
(lauren.phelps@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Contracting Office Address: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, MD 20892, UNITED STATES. Introduction: This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources, (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses, service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. Purpose and Objectives for the Procurement: The purpose of this potential requirement is acquisition of an Olympus America, Inc. Visiopharm Analysis Software Package for Whole Slide Imaging. This software package will be used by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Intramural Research Program (IRP) Histology CORE to upgrade three NIDA-owned Olympus America, Inc. microscopes. The upgrades will help the Histology CORE to perform projects for the entire NIDA/IRP. Project Requirements: The Contractor must be able to provide the following: 1. One (1) QAIVP-1007; VISIOMORPHDP (1 License) [Part No. OVI-1007] 2. One (1) VISIOPHARM RESEARCH APP (Public) [Part No. OVI-APP004] 3. One (1) 7001 REMOTE ON-LINE TRAINING 8 HOURS [Part No. OVI-7001] 4. One (1) QAIVP-7032 ON-LINE INSTALLATION [Part No. OVI-7032] As the required products shall be used to upgrade NIDA-owned microscopes which are proprietary to the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), Olympus America, Inc., only Olympus America, Inc. Visiopharm software is acceptable for this requirement. Use of this brand is necessary for data standardization and to ensure continued full function of the currently owned equipment. Anticipated Period of Performance: It is expected that the above described project requirements will be delivered within 180 days after receipt of award. Capability Statement: Contractors that believe they possess the ability to provide the required equipment should submit documentation of their ability to meet each of the project requirements to the Contract Specialist. Contractors should also provide their Company Name, DUNS number, Physical Address, and Point of Contact Information. Interested organizations are required to identify their type of business, applicable North American Industry Classification System Code, and size standards in accordance with the Small Business Administration. The government requests that no proprietary or confidential business data be submitted in a response to this notice. However, responses that indicate the information therein is proprietary will be properly safeguarded for Government use only. Capability statements must include the name and telephone number of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to this market survey that do not provide sufficient information for evaluation will be considered non-responsive. When submitting this information, please reference the solicitation notice number. All capability statements sent in response to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Lauren Phelps, Contract Specialist, at Lauren.Phelps@nih.gov in MS Word format before the closing date and time of this announcement. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered. Note: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After review of the responses received, pre-solicitation and solicitation notices may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. The solicitation release date is pending. The Government intends to negotiate a fixed-price contract.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 251 Bayview Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland, 21225, United States
- Zip Code: 21225
- Zip Code: 21225
- Record
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