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70 -- ADP EQUIPMENT SOL 263-95-Q(DW)-1657 DUE 092895 POC Donald C. Coulter, Purchasing Agent 301-402-3347. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Neurophysiology requires a computer that is compatible and will work with an existing, Government-owned confocal fluorescence microscopy and image processing system manufactured by Noran Instruments, Inc. The computer system and associated software shall allow the confocal system to: 1) obtain images with a speed of 480 frames per second, 2) obtain line scans at a speed of 63 us, 3) allow variable rate scanning from one (1) image per two (2) seconds to 480 images per second, 4) shall sustain digitization of images at a resolution of 640 X 480 pixels to memory and/or to hard disk at a rate of 30 frames per second (all image formats and speeds shall be digitized and stored without skipping frames for as long as disk space lasts), 5) provide an integrated and comprehensive software package on a single platform capable of microscope control, image digitization, two (2) and three (3) dimensional analysis and variable rate scanning, 6) the InterVision software shall be available on the Indy platform, and, 7) the InterVision software shall use a combination of two (2) video boards, the vino and galileo, as well as the cosmo compression board (the Indy platform shall support all three (3) boards simultaneously). The system shall consists of the following: Item #1: qty 1, cat #IV-WSD--XLS-1, desc.: Computer, InterVision, XL System. Shall include: 100 MHz SGI Indy R4000SC Workstation, 24-bit 19 inch (48.3cm) Color Monitor, 1.0 Gb Hard Disk, 96 Mb Memory, Indy Video Board, Cosmo Compression Board, 3.5 inch (8.9cm) R/W Optical Disk Drive, 5.25 inch (13.3cm) CD-ROM Disk Drive, InterVision Software Distribution, ODYSSEY XL Control Module, Video Acquisition Module, 2D Analysis Module, InterVision Utilities Software, InterVision User Handbook, and, 3.5 inch (8.9 cm) 230 Mb Optical Disks (box of 5). All responses must be in written and received within 15 calendar days from the published date of this notice. Oral communications is not acceptable and will not be honored. Concerns that respond to this notice will be consideed only if furnishing clear and convincing documentation demonstrating their ability to meet, at a minimum, all stated performance and capability requirements. Written responses should contain sufficient technical information and description of the proposed management plan for meeting the performance and capability requirements in order to permit the agency analysis to establish a bonafide capability to meet the stated requirements and should be directed to Donald C. Coulter at the address above. See Numbered Note 22 (0256)

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