SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Confocal Microscope Laser Camera Upgrade
- Notice Date
- 5/27/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333314
— Optical Instrument and Lens 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-15-424
- Archive Date
- 6/23/2015
- Point of Contact
- Farrin Stanton, , ,
- E-Mail Address
-
farrin.stanton@nih.gov, farrin.stanton@nih.gov
(farrin.stanton@nih.gov, farrin.stanton@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. 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. 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. The notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. The information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a small business social-economic set-aside, competitive or non-competitive method is possible, and to determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government's requirement. ALL organizations with the capability and availability to perform the requirement under the applicable NAICS code are invited to submit a response to this notice. NORTH AMERICAN CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE 333314 OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURING The Probe Development group is part of The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). The Probe Development group utilizes 3D bioprinting techniques to generate tissues which will be used to perform studies into causes and treatments of various diseases. This approach can provide data more relevant to the whole body response than traditional studies which use two dimensional cell cultures. Initial research is being performed to advance fabrication techniques and protocols. 3D bioprinting is an additive manufacturing technique to build three dimensional live tissue structures that mimic natural in vitro live tissue. Live cells are harvested and dispensed into spatially controlled patterns in a layer by layer approach to generate three dimensional arrangements. The created structures undergo further biological treatment until they form tissue like morphology. The tissues may subsequently be used for therapeutic and research purposes. As part of the development process to determine optimal printing and culture conditions, relevant data on tissue formation must be available. The multi-photon upgrade will expand capabilities to measure critical data regarding the structure of live tissues. This capability will permit measurement morphology deep into the structure of a live tissue in a way that is not measurable in any other way. This data can be measured without sacrificing the tissue and will permit NCATS to keep the tissues alive for subsequent measurements to observe temporal changes in the tissue structure. This will enable NCATS to adapt and optimize protocols more efficiently. Deliverables · LBF 355/690 for all NOD Modules · External detection module BiG · Filter set 4 BiG+ green-red · Switching Mirror R3.5 · T-PMT for LSM 710 · Basic electronics for external laser · Upgrade kit NLO · Beamrouting kit for NLO laser LSM 710 · Chameleon Vision II system · Heating insert P Lab-TekTM S1 · Reflector turret 6x mot ACR for LSM DUO · Sideport NOD right I Stand alone · Install Mandatory Criteria (Requirements) · The upgrade must include control software which provides control over prechirp capability for fs pulsed IR lasers. This capability is provided to adjust dispersion compensation over the available range. Optimized values can be saved for subsequent re-use. · The upgrade must be fully compatible with existing Zeiss LSM 710 confocal microscope and will integrate completely and seamlessly with existing Zen 2012 software. · Installation of this upgrade must not void existing Zeiss LSM 710 confocal microscope warranty and must be installed by certified Zeiss Service Engineer. · The upgrade must include five separate non-descanned detectors available reflected light path reflected light path for the Axio Observer · The upgrade must include BiG detector (Binary GaAsP) modules, each module containing two cooled GaAsP (gallium arsenide phosphide)-cathode PMT detectors. Exchangeable filtercubes must provide a flexible direction of emission light onto the 2 GaAsP detectors. · The BiG module must be able to be connected to any NDD ports for reflected and/or · transmitted light directly. Optionally they must be able to be used as the last detection element of a PMT NDD cascade (for reflected or transmitted light). · The system must have two separate IR coupling ports featuring independent collimating optics. This allows for perfect chromatic correction across a large wavelength range as well as simultaneous excitation from two separate IR sources for optimal multi-color multiphoton imaging. · The system must have a tuning range of 680nm - 1 080nm with required output average power of> 3.0 · Average power must be SOOmW at 680nm, and 180mW at 1 080nm · Wavelength tuning speed must be >40 nm/sec · The system must have a pulse width approximately 140 fSec · Pointing stability must be <80 microradians per 100 nm of tuning · The laser system must be able to automatically vary the amount of dispersion compensation from 0-47,000 fsl\2 · The system must include a compact, closed-loop air filtration and recirculation unit · The system must have an onboard spectrometer · The system must have a small (<1 cubic foot) chiller that is all solid-state design and quiet · The system must be user controllable either via RS232 or via the panel interface · The laser system must not exceed 31" in length and 15" in width CAPABILITY STATEMENT INFORMATION SOUGHT Respondents must provide, as part of their responses, clear and convincing documentation of their capability of providing the item(s) specified in this notice. Contractors that believe they possess the ability to provide the required must submit specific 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 Farrin Stanton, Contract Specialist, at Farrin.Stanton@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. The response must be received on or before June 8, 2015 11:00am, eastern time. CONCLUDING STATEMENTS 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. 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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- Address: 31 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, 20879, United States
- Zip Code: 20879
- Zip Code: 20879
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