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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 FBO #6140
SPECIAL NOTICE

66 -- Upright Microscope for Electrophyciology and High End Confocal Imaging - Specifications

Notice Date
9/13/2018
 
Notice Type
Special Notice
 
NAICS
333314 — Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
 
Contracting Office
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Facilities, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg. 13, Rm. 2E47, MSC 5738, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5738, United States
 
ZIP Code
20892-5738
 
Solicitation Number
NIH-OLAO-OD3-NOI5040972
 
Archive Date
10/3/2018
 
Point of Contact
Shirlene M. Smith, Phone: 3014437979
 
E-Mail Address
ssmith@od.nih.gov
(ssmith@od.nih.gov)
 
Small Business Set-Aside
N/A
 
Description
Justification and Approval for Sole Source Brand name Specs. The National Institutes of Health intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC. The National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. The laboratory intends to purchase an new upright microscope with confocal and electrophysiology capabilities, will be built by the manufacturer combining the new parts we order here with old parts of the LSM 780 confocal. This upright microscope will be used with another confocal microscope within the laboratory. See attached Brand Name Justification and Sole Source for further details. Responses The proposed acquisition action is for items and services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). If you believe you can provide the items or services, please forward capability statements to ssmith@od.nih.gov referencing notice number NIH-OLAO-OD3-NOI5040972 by COB on September 18, 2018. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract acquisition based upon responses to the 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. 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. Information provided will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for the potential requirement and may lead to the development of a solicitation. 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. Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public in Federal Business Opportunities in accordance with the FAR Part 5. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, 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).
 
Web Link
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/OLAO/NIH-OLAO-OD3-NOI5040972/listing.html)
 
Place of Performance
Address: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
Zip Code: 20892
 
Record
SN05087554-W 20180915/180913231149-12e299088c6a5bec2f843a44dc3f669a (fbodaily.com)
 
Source
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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