SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Opto-Kinetic Response system
- Notice Date
- 9/26/2018
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Acquisition, 6011 Executive Blvd, 5th Floor, Rockville, Maryland, 20852-3804, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20852-3804
- Solicitation Number
- NIH-OLAO-OD3-NOI5044521
- Archive Date
- 10/13/2018
- Point of Contact
- Anne Mineweaser, Phone: 301-827-7683
- E-Mail Address
-
anne.mineweaser@nih.gov
(anne.mineweaser@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institutes of Health intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with ViewPoint Life Sciences. The National Eye Institute intends to procure the Opto-Kinetic Response system (OKR + Visio box) from View Point, Behavioral Technology, to perform visual function testing in zebrafish. NIH uses zebrafish as one of the animal models of eye disease and to study the role of genes and gene mutations in eye development and disease pathogenesis. Functional studies in animal models are part of the screening of phenotypic characteristics to correlate to genotype. Zebrafish visual behavior can be recorded in response to a given stimulus and it is known as optokinetic (i.e., movement of the eye) response (OKR). Manual recording of OKR data and analysis is a time-consuming, tedious and labor-intensive work that is highly prone to technical and operator biases. Short- and mid-term project plans in the laboratory will require phenotypic screening of several zebrafish mutant lines that makes manual recording of visual function impractical. The Opto-Kinetic Response system extracts unbiased data automatically in real time and performs analysis with output graphs ready for publication. 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 requested, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency, to the Contracting Officer, Anne Mineweaser, at anne.mineweaser@nih.gov referencing notice number NIH-OLAO-OD3-NOI5044521 by 10:00A.M. on September 28, 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).
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