SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- Ifrared Imaging System
- Notice Date
- 3/27/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument 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
- NIHLM2015442
- Archive Date
- 4/21/2015
- 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 the Louis Stokes Laboratories has a need to acquire a new Infrared Imaging System for use in performing screenings and analysis of Western Blot Gels. In order to continue research a new system is needed. To save the cost of expenditures required to maintain an infrastructure for film-based imaging techniques and procedures, acquisition of a digital imaging system is desired. This new system must be able to perform the following tasks. • Must be able to perform multiple screening of knockout cell lines. • Must be able to study post-translational modifications for proteins. • Must have a system that features a linear range that will allow us to perform more accurate quantifications. • Must have the ability to simultaneously detect two proteins in the same experiment.   The system must also meet the following specifications: • Simultaneous, two-channel detection must be possible for multiplex sample analysis and/or normalization. • For each channel, a dedicated and optimized laser and detection system must be provided. • Two infrared, solid-state laser diodes emitting at 685 nm +5 nm and 785 nm +5 nm, respectively, must be the means of excitation of the fluorescent labels. • Detection system must be based on single point detection by cooled Avalanche Photodiodes (APDs) to ensure high quantum efficiency of the detected signal. • Laser lifetime must exceed 40,000 hours of operation time before failure. This keeps maintenance operational costs extremely low. • Detection of the fluorescent dyes must be in the ranges (710 nm - 730 nm) to (810 nm - 830 nm) for the 700 nm and 800 nm channels, respectively, in order to obtain a high signal-to-noise ratio. No excitation/ detection thresholds below 700 nm will be accepted. • Automatic image capture that offers a dynamic range of greater than 6 logs and optimal image acquisition in a single capture. • Linear dynamic range of the detection system must be at least 5 orders of magnitude. • Laser/Microscope must be integrated into a precision scanning mechanism capable of scanning at resolutions of 21 - 337 µm. • Data output must be an individual 16 Bit TIFF file format for each channel of detection. • The system must have a minimal footprint to save lab space. • The system must utilize a sealed, flat-bed scanning surface to accommodate varying sample media (membranes, multi-well plates, gels, small animals, slides, etc.). 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 an Infrared Imaging System to perform digital imaging and quantitative analysis of Western Blot Gels. 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) Code 334516 with a business size standard of 500 or less employees. All respondents are requested to identify their firm's 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 April 6, 2015. 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 tradeoffs 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
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIH Main Campus, Building 50, Louis Stokes Laboratories, 50 South Drive, Room 3148, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN03681746-W 20150329/150327235101-d93779943710b7a97330a9f6e5886f83 (fbodaily.com)
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