SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Procurement of a Digitizer and an Amplifier - Notice of Intent to Award 4873712
- Notice Date
- 7/18/2018
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- 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
- NIHDA201800158-NOI
- Archive Date
- 8/9/2018
- Point of Contact
- Danielle R. Brown, Phone: 301 480 2385
- E-Mail Address
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danielle.brown2@nih.gov
(danielle.brown2@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Notice of Intent to Award 4873712 - Procurement of a Digitizer and an Amplifier PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF INTENT NON-COMPETITIVE Solicitation: NIHDA201800158-NOI Title: Procurement of a Digitizer and an Amplifier INTRODUCTION PURSUANT TO FAR Subpart 5.2-Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions, THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT TO ACTION. THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME). The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Station Support Contracts and Simplified Acquisitions Branch (SS/SA) on behalf of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) intends to negotiate and award a contract for the procurement of an Amplifier and Digitizer with Molecular Devices, LLC, 3860 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95134-1702. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 3345160 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a Size Standard of 1,000 Employees. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses of the Federal acquisition Requlation (FAR) in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-97, June 15, 2018. STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted as non-competitive under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c) under provisions of the statutory authority of FAR Subpart 6.302-1 - Only one response source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Purpose and Objectives The purpose of this order is to purchase an amplifier and digitizer for the synaptic plasticity section within the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The amplifier and digitizer will be used to advance our understanding of the cellular and molecular interactions that underlie the function of neurons and glial cells during physiological states and pathological conditions, such as reward, motivated behaviors, addiction, neurodegeneration. More specifically, this equipment will be used to as integral components of an inverted microscope electrophysiology set-up for recording in isolated cells. The current setups are limited to electrophysiology in brain slices, which does not allow for high through-put screening of electrophysiological parameters between normal and pathological conditions or drug testing, allowing us to answer critical questions about ion channel and receptor function, that were not previously possible for our branch to answer. We want to determine the neural mechanisms in the brain that mediate drug craving and other animal behavior models of drug addiction. The microscope system is primarily for the synaptic plasticity section; however it can be shared as needed with other NIDA labs. Our section does not have an inverted microscope electrophysiology set-up, which is most commonly used for recordings from isolated or cultured cells. Currently, we are traveling to NINDS to use a similar set-up. It has become clear that we cannot do our required research without this equipment and a number of users and projects would greatly benefit from this equipment within NIDA. Additionally, we chose an amplifier and digitizer that are compatible with a wide-range of uses. Based on the lifetime of previous electrophysiology set-ups, there is no reason to expect that this equipment will not perform for the next thirty years. Project Description The Axon multiclamp amplifier 700B, digitizer 1550B without Hum silencer, and Clampex/Clampfit acquisition/analysis software package is a latest generation acquisition system with several unique features that combined contribute to superior resolution, low-noise, and versatile electrophysiology and electrochemistry. Please see the attached Purchase Description (PD) for further details. Delivery Schedule Within 60 days after award Delivery or Deliverables See PD for further details. CLOSING STATEMENT This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this solicitation must include clear and convincing evidence of the offeror's capability of fulfilling the requirement as it relates to the technical evaluation criteria. The price proposal must include the labor categories, an estimate of the number of hours required for each labor category, fully loaded fixed hourly rate or each labor category, breakdown and rationale for other direct costs or materials, and the total amount. In addition the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov." A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses must be received by Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at 2:00PM, Eastern Standard Time, and reference number NIHDA201800158-NOI. Responses may be submitted electronically to Danielle R. Brown, Contract Specialist, at Danielle.brown2@nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted. Extensions to the deadline will not be granted. Please contact Danielle R. Brown, Contract Specialist, at Danielle.brown2@nih.gov or (301) 594-1928 with any questions.
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- Address: 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
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