SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Microscope System
- Notice Date
- 8/5/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 333314
— Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-CSB-(DE)-2011-281-JML
- Archive Date
- 8/30/2011
- Point of Contact
- Jonathan M. Lear, Phone: 3014514470
- E-Mail Address
-
learj@nhlbi.nih.gov
(learj@nhlbi.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Sources Sought (SS) Notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) on behalf of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). The purpose of this SS is to identify qualified small business concerns, including Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), Woman-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Small Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) that are interested in and capable of providing an Axio-Observer Microscope System with scanning stage, scanning heads, and laser modules in accordance with the below information. The NHLBI does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted. As a result of this Sources Sought notice, the NHLBI may issue a Request for Quote (RFQ). THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. However, should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against NHLBI shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought notice or the NHLBI's use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement. The NHLBI is seeking capability statements from all eligible small business concerns, particularly Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), Woman-owned Small Businesses (WOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Small Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 333314 with a size standard of 500. Based on the responses received from this SOURCES SOUGHT announcement, the proposed acquisition may be solicited as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All eligible small business concerns responding to this Sources Sought Announcement must have the capabilities to provide the below product within 90 days after receipt of purchase order. Background Information: This equipment, the Axio-Observer with scanning stage, the scanning head, and the laser modules with computer and software, are all needed for high speed live cell imaging by 5 principal investigators and 24 trained confocal microscope users in the LCDB, NIDCR for use in the shared microscopy facility to conduct research on salivary organ development. This equipment is designed to optimize live cell tracking at low magnification (20x) to enable NIDCR to track labeled cells in a developing salivary gland. The existing confocal microscopes are used for short term experiments (less than 24 hours) or for capturing images from fixed tissue. With this equipment, the tissue can be exposed to less laser power and can image for long periods of time (multiple days) with minimal phototoxicity. This additional microscope is essential for project Z01 DE000722-01, Neuronal and Progenitor/Stem Cell Function during Salivary Gland Development. The following equipment is required: -Spinning Disk Confocal Unit - microlense-enhanced Nipkow-disc confocal unit with control unit, disc speed adjustable 1500 - 5000 rpm, automatic shutter control, three position motorized dichroic changer and six position high speed emission filter wheel; -Axio-Observer Z1 Inverted Microscope; -Definite Focus; -Yokogawa CSU-X1A; -Argon Laser - 458, 488, 514, 561nm; -Scanning Stage; and, -Incubation. Interested parties should submit a tailored capability statement for this requirement, not to exceed 10 single-sided pages (including all attachments) presented in single-space and using a 12-point font size minimum, that clearly details the ability to provide this equipment. Statements should also include an indication of current certified small business status; this indication should be clearly marked on the first page of your capability statement (preferably placed under the eligible small business concern's name and address). Responses will be reviewed only by NIH personnel and will be held in a confidential manner. All capability statements sent in response to this SOURCES SOUGHT notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Jonathan Lear, Contract Specialist, at learj@nhlbi.nih.gov in either MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), by August 15, 2011, 9:00am, EST. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institutes of Health/NIDCR, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN02524525-W 20110807/110805235809-9876414bef53f1d5160a083c51a70249 (fbodaily.com)
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