SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- BRAND NAME OR EQUAL CARL ZEISS AZIO SCAN 100 SLIDE LOADER - SSJ
- Notice Date
- 4/26/2016
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 333314
— Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Administration, 6011 Executive Blvd, 5th Floor, Rockville, Maryland, 20852-3804, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20852-3804
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-OLAO-NOI-4146021
- Archive Date
- 5/21/2016
- Point of Contact
- Van V. Holley, Phone: 301-594-9439
- E-Mail Address
-
holleyv@od.nih.gov
(holleyv@od.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 100 SLIDE LOADER AXIO SCANNER FOR SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center (CC) intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order to Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC, One Zeiss Drive, Thornwood, NY 10594 for the acquisition of a Zeiss AxioScan System (unique slide scanner) with special features. The National Institutes of Health are requesting to purchase this specialized system which is required to image large amounts of histology slides (transmitted light and fluorescence) that are prepared by Histology CORE and other scientist in the institute. This unique slide scanner from Zeiss allows automated imaging of both bright field and immunostaining based slides and obtain image from whole sample using high resolution mosaic scans. It can scan and image one complete slide at different magnifications within 30 minutes. In addition, it tiles (compiles) all the different images and creates a montage image. It can scan and image 100 slides overnight. It will take a researcher almost 400-500 hours to complete the work that this scanner completes in one night. It will be used by all scientists at NEI and other institutions that require any kind of histological evaluations. We have found that this product is the only device that provides technical specifications needed for the experiments (sensitivity, resolution, speed, and repeatability) planned for preclinical animal work and regular basic research experiments. Also it uses the same software (Zen) that is currently used by the majority’s of NEI’s users, which allows comparing data obtained on other microscope systems. Zeiss Axio Scan System is modular and allows adding additional software modules later when needed. This Zeiss system has unique ability to scan large format slides that was not found in any other similar systems. This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of the FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(i) allowing the Contracting Officer (CO) to solicit from one source. Interested concerns capable of providing the same or similar products or services as described in this notice may submit a capability statement outlining their capabilities. Capability Statements must be received within the time set forth in this synopsis to be considered by the Government. A determination to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Each response should include the following Business Information: a. DUNS. b. Company Name, address, POC, Phone and Email address c. Current GSA Schedules or NAICS codes appropriate to this Award. d. Type of Company (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, hubzone, veteran owned, etc.) as validated in System For Award Management (SAM). All offerors must register on the SAM located at http://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1 e. Capability Statement Comments to this announcement may be submitted to the Office of Acquisitions, Operation Support prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention of Ms. Van Holley, Contract Specialist, holleyv@od.nih.gov by the due date and time marked in this notice.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIH MAIN CAMPUS, BLDG 10 - CLINICAL CENTER, WING N, 10TH FLOOR, BETHESDA, Maryland, 20814, United States
- Zip Code: 20814
- Zip Code: 20814
- Record
- SN04095679-W 20160428/160426234538-fbd0e54a9bb1bd4c1a8b0338301112b2 (fbodaily.com)
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