SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- RECOVERY- SOFT-MATTER BIO-AFM WITH CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE
- Notice Date
- 4/6/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1640
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- AMD-09-SS31
- Archive Date
- 5/6/2009
- Point of Contact
- Todd D Hill, Phone: 301-975-8802
- E-Mail Address
-
todd.hill@nist.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) seeks information on commercial vendors that are capable of providing a Confocal/Atomic Force Microscopy package for measurements on tethered lipid bilayers to study membrane proteins, and lipid interfaces. After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed and specifications are developed for a system that can meet NIST's minimum requirements, NIST may conduct a competitive procurement and subsequently award a Purchase Order. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage, then any competitive procurement that resulted would be conducted as a small business set-aside. This contemplated procurement is anticipated to use Recovery Act Funding if it is determined that responsible sources can satisfy the requirements. NIST has a need for a soft-matter bio-AFM with confocal microscope that would meet the following requirements: 1.AFM a.Infrared AFM source b.X&Y sensor noise <0.6nm average deviation: 0.1Hz-1kHz bandwidth. c.sensor non-linearity <0.5% at full scan. d.Z sensor noise <0.3nm: 0.1 Hz-1 kHz bandwidth and Z sensor non-linearity less than 0.2% at full scan. e.Optical lever noise <0.03nm: 0.1Hz to 1kHz bandwidth f.Active vibration isolator g.AC imaging in fluids: magnetic actuation h.Capability to accommodate cell heights up to 1.5 cm. i.Fluid temperature control to 80 C; j.Sample surface temperature control to 250 C k.Humidity control l.Conductive AFM capabilities m.Open platform design. Need ~75% access space to accommodate unusual sample geometries/complicated cell designs to fit underneath AFM. Company support for additional/unusual sample configurations Inverted microscope 2.Minimum specifications (confocal microscope) a.Compatible with AFM system above b.Safety interlocks c.Spectral detection of fluorescence – grating light separation d.Lasers capable of 405/458/488/515/559/633 nm and appropriate filters e.TIRF module – single molecule fluorescence detection near a surface: appropriate camera and software f.Appropriate DIC optics g.Fiber optical output port FC connection h.Objective heater compatible with AFM heating see 1.i. i.Objective sets for oil immersion at 20x NA 0.85, 40x NA 1.3, 60x NA 1.42, 100x NA 1.45, 60x oil TIRFM NA 1.45; water immersion 60x NA 1.2; air 4x NA 0.16, 20x NA 0.75. NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including large, foreign, and small businesses. Small businesses are defined under the associated NAICS code for this effort, 334516, as those domestic sources having 500 employees or less. Please include your company’s size classification in any response to this notice. Companies that manufacture these systems are requested to email a detailed report describing their abilities to todd.hill@nist.gov no later than the response date for this sources sought notice. The report should include achievable specifications and any other information relevant to your product or capabilities. Also, the following information is requested to be provided as part of the response to this sources sought notice: 1. Name of the company that manufactures the system components for which specifications are provided. 2. Name of company(ies) that are authorized to sell the system components, their addresses, and a point of contact for the company (name, phone number, fax number and email address). 3. Indication of number of days, after receipt of order that is typical for delivery of such systems. 4. Indication of whether each instrument for which specifications are sent to todd.hill@nist.gov are currently on one or more GSA Federal Supply Schedule contracts and, if so, the GSA FSS contract number(s). 5. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing its minimum specifications and finalizing its market research.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
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