SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Pco.edge 4.2 CL camera, cooling system and software for Ca+ Na+ imaging.
- Notice Date
- 4/7/2015
- 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, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 4211 - MSC 9559, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SBSS-2015-260
- Archive Date
- 4/28/2015
- Point of Contact
- Rodney E. Brooks, Phone: 3014020751
- E-Mail Address
-
rodney.brooks@nih.gov
(rodney.brooks@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE TEMPLATE 1. Solicitation Number: HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SBSS-2015-260 2. Title: Pco.edge 4.2 CL camera, cooling system and software for Ca+ Na+ imaging. 3. NAICS Code: 334516 4. Description: Pco.edge 4.2 CL camera, cooling system and software for Ca+ Na+ imaging. 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. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. This notice is issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. Background: The LCS discovered a new mechanism of cardiac impulse initiation that is based on the novel concept of "calcium clock". The calcium clock is pivotal switch between normal and arrhythmic heart function. The amplitude and frequency of the calcium clock operation are defined by both calcium and sodium signals, because key molecules comprising the clock are regulated by both ions. In contrast to cellular signals, calcium signals have not been measured in cardiac pacemakers. The new camera system to be acquired by the LCS will solve this problem. Purpose and Objectives: Biovision shall provide Pco.edge 4.2 CL camera, cooling system and software. Project requirements: The contractor shall provide a Camera that has the following charachteristics pertinent to our requirments: Image sensor CMOS with a resolution of 2048x2048 Pixel size 6.5umx6.5um 0Degree stabilized coller with Water cooling down to -30ºC absolute. Both cooling options (T/E and Water) and can achieve can achieve exposures out to 60 seconds frame rate at the following resolutions: 2048 x 2048 40 fps 2048 x 1024-80 fps 2048 x 512-160 fps 2048 x 256-315 fps 2048 x 128-610 fps The camera shall include MetaMorph Basic Acquisition software for Microscopes. Includes Camera Acquisition Option and Complete Microscope Control. Includes Z Wavelength/Stream Option. Requires Z and/or illumination device drivers (31043) & Twin Camera/Splitview Simultaneous Acquisition Option. Biovision shall include onsite integration to the existing system Anticipated period of performance: 30 days after purchase order is issued. Capability statement /information sought. Contractors that believe they possess the ability to provide the requirement should submit documentation of their ability to meet each of the project requirements to the Contract Specialist. Contractors must also provide their Company Name, DUNS Number, Physical Address, Point of Contact, and Size and Type of Business (e.g., 8(a), HubZone, etc.) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code and any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisition requirements. The respondent must also provide their DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HubZone, etc.) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code and any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisition requirements. One (1) copy of the response is required and must be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format using 11-point or 12-point font, 8-1/2" x 11" paper size, with 1" top, bottom, left and right margins, and with single or double spacing. The information submitted must be must be in and outline format that addresses each of the elements of the project requirement and in the capability statement /information sought paragraphs stated herein. A cover page and an executive summary may be included but is not required. The response is limited to ten (10) page limit. The 10-page limit does not include the cover page, executive summary, or references, if requested. The response must include the respondents' technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. All responses (capability statements) sent in response to this Small Business Sources Sought Notice must be submitted electronically (via e-mail) to the Contract Specialist. Facsimile responses are NOT accepted. The response must be submitted to Rodney Brooks Contract Specialist, at e-mail address rodney.brooks@nih.gov. The response must be received on or before April 13, 2015, 12 PM eastern time. Confidentiality: 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)."
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