SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- AxioExaminer Z1 Fixed Stage Research Microscope
- Notice Date
- 4/24/2014
- 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-14-189
- Archive Date
- 5/19/2014
- 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 one (1) AxioExaminer Z1 Fixed Stage Research Microscope to support the research of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Intramural Research Program (IRP) Imaging Core. This equipment will be used to perform research regarding reward circuit dysfunction in drug addiction. Project Requirements: The Contractor must be able to provide one (1) AxioExaminer Z1 Fixed Stage Research Microscope with the following specifications: 1. One (1) Axio Examiner Lower Body Manual [Part No. 4300319901000000] 2. One (1) BP 750-790; DMR 32mm [Part No. 4479589000000000] 3. One (1) Lamphousing 12V/100W w/ Collector [Part No. 4230009901000000] 4. Two (2) Halogen lamp 12V/100 W/GY6.35 [Part No. 3800591660000000] 5. One (1) Extension cable 2m for HAL 100/ LED [ Part No. 4574119051000000] 6. One (1) Power supply, external [Part No. 4326109060000000] 7. One (1) Condenser carrier Axio Examiner [Part No. 4307219000000000] 8. One (1) Axio Examiner.Z1 Upper Bdy [Part No. 4237319031000000] 9. One (1) Slider f/ sideport f/ beam splitter46x34 [Part No. 4237319140000000] 10. One (1) Binoc Phototube Ergo 25/23 upr img [Part No. 4255219050000000] 11. One (1) Condsr LD 0.8 H DIC [Part No. 4242069901000000] 12. One (1) Condsr Prism DIC III/0.8 LD [Part No. 4267249120000000] 13. One (1) Aqua Stop for condensers LD 0.8,0.9,1.2 [Part No. 4317179000000000] 14. One (1) Polarizer Senarmont DIC VIS/IR [Part No. 4277109030000000] 15. One (1) Analysatormodul D P+C f. IR-DIC 770nm [Part No. 4249419020000000] 16. One (1) Camera Adapter 60N-C 1" 1x [Part No. 4261140000000000] 17. One (1) FL Light Train man 5x f/Examiner D1 Z1 [Part No. 4237319081000000] 18. Two (2) Reflector Module FL EC P&C [Part No. 4249310000000000] 19. One (1) FL Filter Set 38 HE GFP shift free [Part No. 4890389901000000] 20. Two (2) Eyepiece PL 10x/23 Br foc [Part No. 4440369000000000] 21. One (1) Filter set 86 HE mRFP [Part No. 4890860000000000] 22. One (1) Alpha Plan-APO 100x/1.46 Oil DIC VIS [Part No. 4207929800720000] 23. One (1) Diaphragm Slider man w/ Luminous Field [Part No. 4237309100000000] 24. One (1) Illumination adapter (D) [Part No. 4233020000000000] 25. One (1) X-Cite 120LED System [Part No. 4108422098000000] 26. One (1) C11440-22CU ORCA-Flash 4.0 CMOS Camera [Part No. 4108301766000000] 27. One (1) C11440-22CU ORCA-Flash 4.0 USB version [Part No. 4108301767000000] 28. One (1) MP-78 Large Moving Stage [Part No. 4108760181000000] Only a Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC AxioExaminer Z1 Fixed Stage Research Microscope is acceptable as a Carl Zeiss fixed stage research microscope is already used in the NIDA IRP Imaging Core and both microscopes will be used to perform the same research. For this reason, use of any other system would compromise research data standardization and only the Carl Zeiss AxioExaminer Z1 Fixed Stage Research Microscope is acceptable. Anticipated Period of Performance: It is expected that the AxioExaminer Z1 Fixed Stage Research Microscope detailed in the project requirements will be delivered within sixty 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: Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States
- Zip Code: 21224
- Zip Code: 21224
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