SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Laser for a Carl Zeiss LSM 780 Confocal Microscope
- Notice Date
- 5/29/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334413
— Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 105, Bethesda, Maryland, 20894, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20894
- Solicitation Number
- NIHLM2014170
- Archive Date
- 6/10/2014
- Point of Contact
- Linda E Smith, Phone: 3018277788
- E-Mail Address
-
linda.smith2@nih.gov
(linda.smith2@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Small Business Sources Sought Notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. This Notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. 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; HUB Zone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran -owned small business; 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. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice." The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIDDK Acquisitions Branch and Lewis Stokes Laboratories perform structural and cell biology research utilizing a Carl Zeiss LSM 780 Confocal Microscope. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIDDK Acquisitions Branch is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or HUB Zone small businesses capable of providing a laser which can be configured for a Carl Zeiss LSM 780 Confocal Microscope. The laser will be used to excite DAPI/Hoechst like fluorophores (750nm); EGFP (960nm); GFP (820nm) and m-Cherry in live cells or tissue samples. The system should include the following features: • Hands-free with femtosecond pulses tuning from 680nm to 1080nm, with a peak power of >3.5 W. • Optimized beam shape, pulse width, broadest tuning range for microscope-based imaging applications. • Compact laser head, power supply with integrated control interface, and closed-loop water chiller. • Closed-loop air re-circulator, that provides tuning through atmospheric water vapor absorption lines above 920nm. • It should be fully automated and operated either via a menu-driven interface located on the single-phase AC power supply, or via an external computer. • Control system, which ensures output power and pulse width are optimized automatically at all wavelengths and at all times. • An on-board spectrometer that measures laser output wavelength and bandwidth, which can be interfaced to an external computer via a USB connection on the laser head. • Secure remote service facility included with system warranty to optimize system up-time, productivity and performance. • Compatible with Zeiss-Zen imaging software. • The laser system must be capable of being configured to the Carl Zeiss LSM 780 Confocal Microscope to meet manufacturer's specifications. • Also to be included is all parts, labor and warranty for new equipment processes. This service is to be set-up as a single acquisition. Interested firms with the capability of providing the required items/service are requested to submit a capability statement to assist the Government in determining in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.502-2(b) whether or not this procurement will be set-aside for any of the programs described above. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) 334413 Code with a business size standard of 500 or less employees. All respondents are requested to identify their firms size and type of business. Interested firms responding to this market survey must provide a capability statement demonstrating their experience, skills and capability to fulfill the Government's requirements for the above. Your capability statement, not to exceed 15 pages, should include references. Three (3) copies of the capability statement must be received at the address identified in this synopsis by no later than 10 days prior to 12:00 Noon local time at designated location on June 6, 2014. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for information solicited. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in 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. Information provided will be used to assess trade-offs and alternatives available for the potential requirement and may lead to the development of a solicitation. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provided feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate response to a solicitation. Any Solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public in Federal Business Opportunities in accordance with the FAR Part 5. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/OAM/NIHLM2014170/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: NIH - Bethesda Main Campus, Louis Stokes Laboratries, Building #50, 50 South Drive, Room 3233, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN03379249-W 20140531/140529235012-a8143b25dd31024c6ec5bab5f4f30ba5 (fbodaily.com)
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