SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- 3 channel spectral confocl system
- Notice Date
- 10/27/2008
- 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
- NOI793114
- Point of Contact
- Susan A Nsangou, Phone: 301-443-2104
- E-Mail Address
-
nsangous@mail.nih.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a notice of intent, not a request for a proposal. A solicitation document will not be issued and proposals will not be requested. National Institute on Drug Abuse, Office of Acquisitions- Neurosciences, Station Support/Simplified Acquisition, on behalf of the National Institute on Aging (NIA), intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a noncompetitive basis to Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc., One Zeiss Drive, Thornwood, New York, 10594, for a 3-channel spectral confocal system. The NIA is investigating the involvement of localization and quantification of intracellular molecules that require sub-micron resolution for visualization. Currently, laser scanning confocal microscopy is the current method that meets the resolution. The LSM 710 is capable of accommodating both UV and IR lasers on the same system. The LSM 710 3 spectral detection channels, 6 laser lines, control electronics, ZEN software, PC and 30” monitor, 12 month warranty. The LSM 710 incorporates a dual wheel main beamsplitter which allows for over 50 excitation filters. The LSM 710 also uses a 34-channel quasar detector consisting of calibrated 32-element array PMT and two flanking single PMT detectors. Delivery is 12-14 weeks ARO. The acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition using FAR 12 procedures and is exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6, Competition Requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this synopsis. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government. Comments to this announcement, referencing synopsis number NOI793114 may be submitted to the NIDA, Station Support/Simplified Acquisition Branch, 31 Center Drive, Bldg 31, Room 1B59, Bethesda, MD 20892-2080, and Attention: Susan A. Nsangou, Contracting Officer.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Thornwood, New York, 10594, United States
- Zip Code: 10594
- Zip Code: 10594
- Record
- SN01696737-W 20081029/081027214856-18df127d1b5881014829c2fa7cec0e24 (fbodaily.com)
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