66 -- MULTISCAN 600CS CCD CAMERA

Notice Date

May 25, 2001

Contracting Office

National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), Acquisition Management Branch, 6705 Rockledge Dr., MSC 7973, Room 8048, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7973

ZIP Code

20892-7973

Solicitation Number

NIH-NIDDK -- 1-648

Response Due

June 25, 2001

Point of Contact

Patricia Haun, Purchasing Agent, 301-594-8855

Description

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has a requirement to purchase a side entry MultiScan 600CW CCD Camera (MSC) for the 35mm port. The equipment shall have the following specifications: Camera Construction: Fiber-optically coupled to a high resolution phosphor scintillator and cooled by a Peltier cooler. CCD Size: 1024 x 1024 pixels, each pixel 24mm x 24mm. Grade B CCD chip. Magnification: Magnification on the sensor shall be about 3x smaller than the magnification on the viewing screen. Sensitivity: One digitized count corresponds to about 0.3 primary electrons. Saturation Charge: About 5000 primary electrons per pixel. Gain Uniformity: Transparent gain correction and dark current subtraction; 10% r.m.s in uncorrected images; 0.5% r.m.s. in gain-normalized images. Image Acquisition Modes: 8 bits, 2.5 MHz, flexible subarea read-out and x2, x3, x4 and x8 binning all supported; 14 bits, 710 KHz, flexible subarea read-out and x2, x3, x4 and x8 binning all supported; 14 bits, 380 KHz, low noise, flexible subarea read-out and x2, x3, x4 and x8 binning all supported. The camera and its software shall be compatible with a 794 MSC CCD mounted to the CM120 microscope. The camera shall be designed primarily for LowDose applications. Interested vendors that are capable of providing the Government with the equipment described above may request a copy of the Request for Quote (RFQ) in writing or by FAX to 301-480-4226 to the Contracting Office prior to the closing date of this notice. It is anticipated that the RFQ NIH-NIDDK-01-648 will be available fifteen (15) days after the publication date of this synopsis. Receipt of quotations will be due ten (10) day after the release of the RFQ. The anticipated award date is June 30, 2001. Quotations must be submitted in writing to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 6707 Democracy Blvd., Room 774C, Bethesda, Maryland 20817 Attention: Patricia Haun. FAX quotations must contain offerors names, address, telephone number and fax number. FAX quotations will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010530/66SOL003.HTM (W-145 SN50N1P8)