SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Electrophysiology Booths
- Notice Date
- 1/9/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334515
— Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 3155, MSC 9593, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SBSS-17-135
- Archive Date
- 2/3/2017
- Point of Contact
- Sneha V Patel, Phone: 3014802443, Zenab Chowdhry,
- E-Mail Address
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sneha.patel@nih.gov, zenab.chowdhry@nih.gov
(sneha.patel@nih.gov, zenab.chowdhry@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information/Sources Sought HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SBSS-17-135 Electrophysiology Booths Contracting Office Address: 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, MD 20892, UNITED STATES. Introduction: 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. Background: A newly renovated space at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) requires testing boxes. In testing nonhuman primates for the purpose of electrophysiological experiments, it is critical to have isolation boxes of a certain size and with certain properties. The animal is tested within the box in the awake state as the electrical activity in the brain is measured. As this is a sensitive measurement in the microvolt range, it is critical that the testing boxes have the appropriate electrical properties and shielding capabilities. The testing requires metallic Faraday cages that are custom made to fit the room dimensions, with the appropriate door size and demonstrable connections to the building ground. Purpose and Objectives for the Procurement: The purpose of this acquisition is to provide the National Institute of Mental Health with testing booths for a newly renovated lab space. Project Requirements: Three (3) Custom Built Electrophysiology Booths 1) The booths shall: • be constructed of 28 gauge galvanized steel, laminated to a ¾" industrial grade particle board • have a single, demonstrable, connection to the building grounding system (no screws to attach the enclosure to the building ground site) • have dimensions: • booth 1 - 108"W* x 76"D x 92"H • booth 2 - 114"W* x 76"D x 92"H • booth 3 - 88" W x 76"D x 92H *exact dimensions to be determined with booth vendor and the governments construction drawings for the room the booths will be constructed for. • have openings for supply and exhaust duct connections at diagonal corners penetrating the ceiling. • be provided with two 3"H x 6"H openings each to allow the passage of various cable from the outside to the inside. Wave guides are not necessary. • have low profile personnel doors to allow easy movement of carts in and out of the booth with nominal door dimensions of 3'W and 7'H • have interior and exterior walls and ceiling - embossed or smooth panels • EM interference shall be less than10kHz • be constructed to minimize sound from the booth exterior, so as not to distract test animals. • have an opening to receive a fire sprinkler • have a walkable ceiling to facilitate above ceiling maintenance • be assembled on site at NIH Building 49/B1A19 • the booths will reside in a biomedical research animal procedure room and therefore require interior and exterior finishes that are easily cleanable 2) Supply and exhaust devices integral to the booth should be sized to support airflow quantities of 100 cfm supply and 100 cfm exhaust. 3) Provide a design submittal for approval by the government prior to fabricating. Government Furnished Property The Government will provide access to the NIMH lab. Anticipated Contract Type: A firm fixed price purchase order within the Simplified Acquisition threshold is anticipated. Period of Performance Six (6) weeks from date of award. Place of Performance/ Delivery Requirements NIMH, Building 49, Room B1A19, Bethesda, MD 20892. Capability Statement: Contractors that believe they possess the ability to provide the required services should submit documentation of their ability to meet each of the project requirements to the Contract Specialist. The capability statement should include 1) the total number of employees, 2) documentation of ability to provide the required support, 3) any contractor GSA Schedule contracts by which all of the requirements may be met, if applicable, and 4) any other information considered relevant to this program. Contractors must also 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 to Sneha Patel, Contract Specialist, via email at sneha.patel@nih.gov AND Zenab Chowdhry at zenab.chowdhry@nih.gov before the closing date and time of this announcement. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered. 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 anticipates negotiation of a firm fixed price purchase order.
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