SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Electrophysiology Booths
- Notice Date
- 8/22/2017
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- 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 4211, MSC 9559, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-9559, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892-9559
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-NOI-17-578
- Archive Date
- 9/21/2017
- Point of Contact
- Sneha V Singh, Phone: 3014802443
- E-Mail Address
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sneha.singh@nih.gov
(sneha.singh@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF INTENT INTRODUCTION PURSUANT TO FAR Subpart 5.2-Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions, THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT TO ACTION. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Station Support Contracts and Simplified Acquisitions Branch (SS/SA) on behalf of the National Institute of Mental Health intends to negotiate and award a contract for electrophysiology booths. EXTENT OF COMPETITION This acquisition is full and open with no set-aside restrictions. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334515, Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals, with a Size Standard of 750 employees. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-95, 19 Jan, 2017. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not expected to exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold inclusive of options. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Project Description A newly renovated space at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) requires testing boxes. The electrical activity of neurons is a very small signal (tens of millivolts in strength). Normal city environment is a major source of electrical noise that conceals the small neural signals. The main objective of an electrophysiology testing box (booth) is to isolate the recording space from the city electrical noise, this allows high quality recording of the neural signals. In addition, the electrophysiology booth creates a safe environment for the animal to engage in experimental tasks without being distracted by the human activity in the lab space. It also provides an optically isolated environment in which the Government can control the visual stimulus with high precision. 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. Project Requirements Three Electrophysiology Booths A) The booths shall: • Be constructed of 28 gauge galvanized steel, laminated to a ¾" industrial grade particle board • Each be electrically "floating" with a single, demonstrable, connection to the building grounding system. Cannot use multiple screws to attach the enclosure to more than one building ground site. • Have dimensions: booth 1 - 5' W x 6' D x 8'4" H booth 2 - 5' W x 6' D x 8'4" H booth 3 - 6' W* x 5' D x 8'4" H* * See the attached sketch for this booth. The booth is the same size as the others (all booths are marked with orange color) but its door open on the northern wall of the booth. The door hinges should be on the north-east corner of the booth (check the sketch, check the north direction on the sketch). • Have the ability to provide for the connection of a 6" round supply and exhaust ducts at diagonal corners penetrating the ceiling with a means to ensure to no electrical ground path to the duct. The exact corners will be determined by the construction drawings from the owner. • Be provided with two 3"H x 6"W openings each to allow the passage of various cable from the outside to the inside. Wave guides are not necessary. • Have low profile personal doors to allow easy movement of carts in and out of the booth with nominal door dimensions of 3'W and 7'H (the low profile door must have a threshold that is very low allowing a chair/cart with a non-human primate (monkey) restrained in it to be easily rolled into the booth) • Have an opening to receive a fire sprinkler • Be assembled on site at NIH Building 49, first floor, Unit on Neurons, Circuits and Behavior. • Supply and exhaust devices integral to the booth should be sized to support airflow quantities of 100 cfm supply and 100 cfm exhaust. • The inner walls of the booths should be covered with a matte dark gray paint to avoid light reflection. • The outer walls of the booths will be painted, color TBD. ¬ B) Company must provide a design submittal for review and approval by the Government prior to fabricating. Shall include detailed shop drawings and assembly instructions. C) Company will run single frequency verification test in general accordance with MIL STD-285/IEEE-299 at 1GHZ, done in conjunction with installation. C) All requirements must be met in time to be installed at the end of the lab's renovation project, scheduled for completion in 12-14 weeks. D) All shipment and installation costs as well as any associated travel costs must be included in the quote. Inside delivery required. Period of Performance Within 12-14 weeks of award. The Government contemplates a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order for non-commercial items. CLOSING STATEMENT The solicitation will be issued on or about September 6, 2017, and bids or proposals will be tentatively due about 10 days after the solicitation release date. Potential offerors may request a copy of the solicitation from the Sneha Singh electronically at sneha.singh@nih.gov and must reference the solicitation number HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-NOI-17-578, on your electronic request. FAX requests are not accepted.
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