SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Microfluidic Flow Measurement System
- Notice Date
- 6/26/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services, 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 2129, Rockville, Maryland, 20857-0001
- ZIP Code
- 20857-0001
- Solicitation Number
- SSFDA1151657
- Archive Date
- 7/25/2015
- Point of Contact
- Howard S. Yablon, Phone: 2404027630
- E-Mail Address
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howard.yablon@fda.hhs.gov
(howard.yablon@fda.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought: Small Business 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 business; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled veteran owned small businesses; 8(a) or small disadvantaged businesses; women-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition (334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing Size Standard: 500 employees). 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 is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES The purpose and objectives of this potential requirement is to procure one (1) microfluidic flow measurement system to be delivered, installed at our facility in Silver Spring, Maryland 20993. Salient Characteristics of Microfluidic Flow Measurement System • Must be a new system, not used or refurbished • Should be compatible with the FDA's existing LaVison PIV system (characteristics of LaVision PIV system):  Laser: Solo III PIV (or Solo I PIV)  ND-YAG Double pulsed laser (with energy up to 150ml, reparation frequency 11-15 Hz, and wavelength of 532nm, double pulsed laser. Fluorescent Particles: Excitation wavelength: 530-555 nm; Emission Wavelength: 580-630 nm  The new micro-flow system should be compatible with the existing LaVision Inc's PIV hardware, which includes a controller box to synchronize the camera and laser with the LaVision acquisition software  Camera  Imager Pro X 2MP CCD  Sensor Size: 12.2 x 9 mm(2)  Pixel Size: 7.4 x 7.4 um(2)  Lens Mount: C-mount (with optional F-mount)  Frame Rate: 29 frames/s  Camera Head Size: 84x66x175 mm(3) • Microscope technical characteristics  Inverted epi-fluorescent microscope with capabilities for Brightfield illumination (including binocular tube for eyepiece viewing, 100W halogen illumination, and appropriate condenser for long distance objective lenses) and laser coupling with external laser source  Microscope fluorescent filter cube appropriate for FDA laser illumination and fluorescent particles. FDA Laser: SOLO Objectives should all be specific for fluorescence (i.e. Flour correction) and brightfield microscopy, have color corrections (i.e. Chroma correction) have flatness of field correction (i.e. PLAN-correction), and capability for long distance focusing through plastic or glass that is 0.17-1.5 mm thick. The microscope should have 4 dry objective lenses: 10x, 20x, 40x, 60-63x with high numerical apertures  One camera port to interface a C-mount (or F-mount) camera that includes a Camera adapter that will focus the image onto the CCD camera sensor (size of sensor is 9mm x 12 mm)  A microscope stage, mounting frame and object guide (or universal adjustable holder for microscope slides and specimen as well) for manual manipulation of model  X,Y,Z motorized microscope stage for automated stage manipulation. • Coupling Systems Salient Characteristics  The system should contain a Fiber Optic Beam Delivery bundle or a liquid light guide that is at least 2 m long  Fiber Optic (or Laser guide) Laser Coupling- The coupling system should smoothly transfer the laser beam from the Solo III (or SOLO I) NDd_YAG [11-15 Hz] laser head to the fiver bundle or the liquid light guide. The coupling system should handle laser energy in excess of 100 mJ  Fiber Optic (or Laser Guide)m Microscopic Coupling - The system should be capable of couple the fiber bundle or the laser guide to and inverted epi-fluorescent microscope (specifications above) that is part of the micro-flow analysis system  The system should contain a coupling method to connect a CCD camera (Imager Pro X 2 MP camera) to the microscope  The system should also contain the following accessories  Fluorescent Seed Particles - PSL, 540 nm excitation,625 nm emission, 2 microns  Fluorescent Seed Particles - PSL, 540 nm excitation, 625 nm emission, 0.5 microns • Installation Criteria  Install micro-flow system and ensure that the system is synchronized perfectly with the existing LaVision PIV system (both hardware and software  Demonstrate the use of the system using a microchannel flow model which will be supplied by the vendor's facility  Training: On-site familiarization training for multiple users. This training session will take place at the FDA location. • Warranty: One year warranty with 4, one year service maintenance option years Anticipated Period Of Performance • Delivery, Installation, and Training: 60 days after award or approx. date: 9/25/2015 • Warranty Period: 9/26-2015-9/25/2016 • Option Year 1, Service Maintenance Agreement: 9/26/2016-9/25/2017 • Option Year 2, Service Maintenance Agreement: 9/26/2017-9/25/2018 • Option Year 3, Service Maintenance Agreement: 9/26/2018-9/25/2019 • Option Year 4, Service Maintenance Agreement: 9/26/2019-9/25/2020 CAPABILITY STATEMENT/INFORMATION SOUGHT The FDA is requesting interested qualified small businesses to provide a capability statement showing their ability and willingness to complete this requirement electronically to Howard Yablon at howard.yablon@fda.hhs.gov in a commonly used format such as Microsoft Word or pdf. The capability statement shall be no more than five pages long excluding the cover page and table of contents. The FDA will be determining capability based on the ability to supply the above scientific instrument as delineated above. Interested eligible small businesses shall also include company information to determine eligibility, including their contact information, DUNS number and size and business type (e.g. 8(a), HUBZONE, etc.) based on the applicable NAICS code for the proposed acquisition, (334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing Size Standard: 500 employees). Potential offerors have until 2:00 PM ET, Friday, July 10, 2015 to respond to the FDA. DISCLAIMER AND IMPORTANT NOTES 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. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of any information received or provide 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 responses to a solicitation. CONFIDENTIALITY No propriety, 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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