SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Miniaturized Microscopes for In Vivo Mouse Brain Imaging - Ghosh et al., Nature Methods
- Notice Date
- 4/25/2014
- 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-SBSS-14-192
- Archive Date
- 5/16/2014
- Point of Contact
- Lauren M. Phelps, Phone: 3015942490
- E-Mail Address
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lauren.phelps@nih.gov
(lauren.phelps@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Ghosh et al., Nature Methods, vol. 208, pp. 871-878, 2011 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 two (2) miniaturized microscopes for in vivo mouse brain imaging and measurement of neuronal activity in behaving mice. Annual maintenance for each microscope is also required. The microscopes will be used by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to perform experiments similar to the one described in the attached manuscript (Ghosh et al., Nature Methods, vol. 208, pp. 871-878, 2011). Project Requirements: The Contractor must be able to provide two microscopes which meet the following requirements: 1. Each microscope must be a miniature, integrated fluorescence microscope system that can visualize and record not less than 300, and preferably closer to 1000, individual firing neurons in a behaving mouse. 2. Each microscope must have a built-in image sensor such as a CMOS camera as well as a fluorescence light source to activate the GCaMP protein upon calcium influx (Excitation must be: 475/10nm (blue) and Collection: 535/50nm (green)). 3. The temporal resolution of each microscope must be between 24 and 26 fps to enable observation of onset and offset of action potentials in individual neurons. 4. The systems must not require behaving mice to carry more than 2g of equipment on their heads. 5. Each microscope must include data acquisition hardware & software such that the data obtained by the miniaturized microscope may be streamed in high definition to a computer which then can analyze the data in real time and trigger other devices such as cameras to monitor behavior. 6. Each microscope must come with a warranty and care package for one year which includes the following: a. Free repairs and/or replacements for ANY hardware damage, whether caused by user, animal, or unknown b. Complimentary overnight shipping to and from manufacturer c. In-depth technical and application science support, including continued access to all relevant manufacturer's resources Anticipated Period of Performance: It is expected that delivery will be completed within 60 days after receipt of order. A firm fixed price purchase order is contemplated. Capability Statement: Contractors that believe they possess the ability to provide the required equipment and associated maintenance should submit documentation of their ability to meet each of the project requirements to the Contract Specialist. Contractors must 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 by or before the closing date 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 purchase order.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Rockville, Maryland, 20850, United States
- Zip Code: 20850
- Zip Code: 20850
- Record
- SN03349619-W 20140427/140425234930-e91299833e9753814c3b136d4d27825d (fbodaily.com)
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