SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Startle Response System
- Notice Date
- 7/20/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Ord Service Center/Nerl, Rtp Procurement Operations Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
- ZIP Code
- 27711
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-RT-06-00225
- Response Due
- 7/31/2006
- Archive Date
- 8/31/2006
- Description
- NAICS Code: 339111 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to negotiate a sole source purchase order under Simplified Acquisition Procedures to TSE Systems Inc., 784 S. Poseyfille Road, Midland, MI 48640 for the acquisition of Startle response System, this equipment will be used for determining whether environmental contaminant adversely impact sensory and motor function. This system must be able to 10 elicit sensory stimuli in four modalities, auditory, visual, tactile and pain; 20 record the response to these stimuli in both young and adult laboratory animals of widely varying sizes; 3)store and analyze data; 4) interface with data collection computers via a USB port;5) use force transducers (load cells) to detect the response to the stimulus. To do this the instrument must meet the following requirement: A) The force platform must use a force transducer with the follows characteristics: A sampling rate of 2 milliseconds or less; A variable sampling duration up to a minimum of 1000 milliseconds; Calibrations using certified standard static weights; Adjustments for, or independent platforms for various size rats and mice. B) Sensory stimulus generators must include: A visual light stimulus up to 5000 mcd - this stimulus cannot make any noise; A air stimuli controller that can produce pulsed stimuli capable of electing a startle response; Footshock stimuli, constant or pulsed, up to 2 milliamps; Auditory stimuli from 5 - 25000 kHz, with variable rise/fall times, up to 125 dB, and at least 70 dB of attenuation. C) Miscellaneous: The system must be capable of generating a "trigger out" to allow control of an oscilloscope or other equipment; The system software must be capable of running on a PC using Windows XP; Control of hardware should not entail any specialized computer BUS boards; Control of hardware by software must be via a USB cable. D) Data handling and data analyses: All raw data must be stored, either as ascii or binary; Software must be capable of raw data outputs as ascii or spreadsheet formats; Data analysis software must be capable of calculating the following variables: Onset latency, Peak amplitude, Peak latency and Body Weight. EPA has identified TSE System Inc., the only vendor capable of satisfy the requirement. The circumstance permitting is FAR 13.106(B) "only one source reasonably available". The intent of this notice is to determine if any other source(s) exist, and therefore, no solicitation (RFQ) is available. Consequently, any response failing to provided the aforementioned data and instead choosing to merely submit a routine letter requesting a copy of the RFQ will be ignored. The information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. Interested parties who can meet the above requirements may submit written qualification statements, fully explaining their capability no later than 10 days after the date of this publication. Submit response to the U.S. EPA, Attn: Pamela E. Smith (MC-E105-02),RTP Procurement Operations Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, by fax (919)541-1075 or by e-mail at smith.pamela@epa.gov . No telephone request will not be honored.
- Record
- SN01094355-W 20060722/060720221749 (fbodaily.com)
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