SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Axio Zoom V.16 Microscope
- Notice Date
- 8/29/2023 12:51:44 PM
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH NIEHS MORRISVILLE NC 27560 USA
- ZIP Code
- 27560
- Solicitation Number
- 75N96023R00012
- Response Due
- 8/31/2023 1:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 09/15/2023
- Point of Contact
- Tanya Redfearn, Phone: 9842873052
- E-Mail Address
-
shields3@niehs.nih.gov
(shields3@niehs.nih.gov)
- Description
- THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE ORDER AND NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. This contract action is for the acquisition of Services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106-l(b). The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Office of Acquisitions (OA) intends to award a single source purchase order to Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC, One North Broadway White Plains, NY 10601-2310, for the acquisition of a Axio Zoom V.16 Microscope. Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology is interested in procuring a fluorescent stereoscopic microscope to allow dissection of brain tissues expressing fluorophores to demarcate the specific brain area to be dissected out for further analysis. NIEHS currently use an epifluorescent microscope in the lab for imaging brain slices but this microscope cannot be used for tissue dissection because it is an inverted microscope and the working distance between the objective and the specimen is approximately 0.5 mm, prohibiting manipulation/dissection of tissues. Other investigators in Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology will be making use of the stereoscopic microscope for their needs as well, so it will function as a shared resource. The specification of this microscope specifically runs on the Zen software, which is proprietary to Zeiss as well as the image acquisition software. � Item #�� �Qty�� �Description 1�� �1�� � Axio Zoom V.16 Microscope 2�� �1�� �2 Objectives - 1x and 1.5x 3�� �1�� �Binocular with Stereoscopic View 4�� �1�� �Motorized Focus and Transmitted Base 5�� �1�� �Fluorescence - DAPI, 488, and 568 6�� �1�� �Monochrome Camera 7�� �1�� �Acquisition Workstation 8�� �1�� �ZEN 3.8 Software � � � � � � � � � The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 333314 � �Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing"" and a size standard of 500 employees. NIEHS will solicit and negotiate directly with Carl Zeiss Microscopy LLC and no solicitation will be issued. �Interested parties may identify their interest and capability. �Award is subject to approval of the Sole Source Justification. �This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations; however, an interested party may submit a statement of capabilities if they believe they can meet the above requirement. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability. �Award is subject to approval of the Sole Source Justification. �The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and contain sufficient detail to allow the Government to determine if the party can provide the requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government. �All responses must be received within (3) days from the date of publication of this synopsis. �Information received will normally be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. �If no affirmative responses are received within (3) days of this notice, an award will be made to Carl Zeiss Microscopy LLC. �This procurement is to be processed using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. �There is no solicitation package available. �No faxed documents will be accepted. �For any questions regarding this announcement, please contact Tanya Redfearn via email shields3@niehs.nih.gov. �
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