SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Purchase of Lasers and accessories
- Notice Date
- 10/25/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- NOI-1831375
- Archive Date
- 11/18/2010
- Point of Contact
- Liem T Nguyen, Phone: 3014358780
- E-Mail Address
-
ln18x@nih.gov
(ln18x@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Office of Acquisitions Station Support Simplified Acquisitions Branch on behalf of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order, on a non-competitive basis, to SOLAMERE TECHNOLOGY GROUP, 1427 Perry, Salt Lake City, Utah 84103 for an upgrade to an existing Solamere Technology laser controller system. This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 12 – Acquisition for Commercial Items and will be made pursuant to the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) and FAR 13.501 (a)(1) to use Simplified Acquisition Procedure for commercial items. The North American Industry Classification System Code for this acquisition is 334516 and the size standard is 500 employees. The NINDS Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit (CBBU) conducts studies on the regulation of the microtubule cytoskeleton and the defects in this regulation in neurodegenerative disorders. To conduct any of these studies, the CBBU needs to observe in real time microtubule dynamics in vitro and in living cells, thus the need for the acquisition and integration of two additional laser lines compatible with the pre-existing customized laser system from Solamere Technology Group. The Solamere laser base plate carries up to five (5) solid state lasers and can be combined with Gas Ion Lasers or another base to add ore lines. The ability to combine solid state and gas lasers is a unique feature of the Solamere Technology laser system. Special characteristics of the required system are as follows: -Mounting and combining (multi-laser merge) sets for lasers, 3 lasers, includes beam combining optics with cover for AOTF and optical path, integration with existing lasers and alignment (room for 5 solid state lasers, or combined gas and solid state lasers); -DPSS 488nm laser, 200 mW; -CUBE 640-100 CIRCULAR: 640 nm; 100 mW; -AOTF, 1 usec shutter, laser line selection and power control: 8 user programmable channels active, 400 – 700 nm; -Fiber optic set: custom laser to fiber coupler and armored single mode fiber optic, plus and alignment fiber; -Maintenance / consulting visit or additional training (routine visits Schedule 2 weeks in advance, urgent visits to be scheduled on a priority basis). The optical system is enclosed within a removable steel cover allowing easy access to clean and align the combining optics. The system uses an AOTF controlled laser line selection and power level control. This means micro-second switch and shutter times between laser lines saving exposure to the specimen and adding speed to multi-color acquisition. Those are characteristics that are essential for the CBBU’s fast single molecule TIRF experiments. The electronic interface is designed with blanking inputs for use with Frame Transfer cameras (EMCCDs). AOTF controlled Blanking during the Frame Transfer of the image eliminates the vertical streaking seen with EMCCD cameras. Each AOTF channel (8 total) can be programmed by the user if it is decided to add or change a laser for future experiments. The Solamere lasers can be run with Micro-manager.org, Meta-Morph, Piper, Elements software, and others. The Solamere laser system is the only known system that allows control using the open source software µMicromanager. The CBBU lab has multiple microscopes that use the µMicromanager software for their operation and their protocols for data acquisition have been optimized for use with this software. Delivery shall be FOB Destination, Bethesda, MD, and is required within 30 days after receipt of order. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will consider responses submitted to ln18x@nih.gov on or before 2:00 PM ET November 3, 2009. All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow the government to determine if it can meet the above specifications described herein. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this 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. Please reference the announcement number NOI-1831375 on all correspondence.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20894, United States
- Zip Code: 20894
- Zip Code: 20894
- Record
- SN02316220-W 20101027/101025233832-e7b6aed1c17a7d20da5df4939534897a (fbodaily.com)
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