SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- STACIS iX 2-tier Active Vibration Isolation System
- Notice Date
- 2/27/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device 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-2443476
- Archive Date
- 3/17/2012
- Point of Contact
- Korriise L. LaRoche, Phone: 301-435-8782
- E-Mail Address
-
larochek@mail.nih.gov
(larochek@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. The National Institute on Drug Abuse, Office of Acquisitions-Neuroscience, Station Support/Simplified Acquisition (SS/SA) on behalf of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a sole source, noncompetitive basis to Technical Manufacturing Corporation (TMC), 15 Centennial Drive, Peabody, MA 01960 for a STACIS iX 2-tier Active Vibration Isolation System. The NINDS Synaptic Physiology Section studies the biophysics of synaptic transmission and the mechanisms by which neurons integrate synaptic information. NINDS will examine synaptic inputs at the subcellular level, specifically in retinal amacrine cells. These cells have been shown to process information locally, in small microcircuits distant from their soma. Consequently, electrophysiological recordings from the soma are not sufficient for studying the behavior of these phenomena. To explore signaling in these microcircuits, located along fine dendritic processes, it is critically important to combine high-resolution two-photon imaging and advanced electrophysiology techniques under conditions of maximal mechanical stability. The acquisition of the TMC Stacis Active vibration isolation system will be critical for constructing an imaging/electrophysiology system that is free of mechanical vibrations. Mechanical stability is paramount in physiological experiments, and the apparatus is mounding on a large vibration table. The intrinsic vibration characteristics of Building 35 at NIH introduce significant difficulties with regard to achieving a vibration free environment required for the experiments. The TMC Stacis iX laser table base system will enhance NINDS's ability to perform these sensitive physiology and imaging experiments by dramatically reducing mechanical vibrations that can blur optical images. The following characteristics apply to the required item: (1) One (1) STACIS iX Laser Table Base Active Vibration Isolation System (TMC Model No. 25-38007-07) with Patented piezo-electric vibration isolation, digital controller, LCD user interface, with 2nd tier of passive isolation for optimized performance at 0.6-250 Hz, 4-8 dB isolation at 1 Hz, 10-20 dB isolation at 2 Hz, 25-40 dB isolation @ 4-100 Hz. The STACIS Vibration Isolation system is a patented product sold and manufactured worldwide solely by TMC. The STACIS iX Laser system incorporates patented Maxdamp passive and active isolators with patented STACIS technology and piezoelectric extended actuators. This combination provides the most advanced vibration isolation system for extreme environments. These environments are found in bldg 35 and this isolation is needed for laser imaging. The STACIS system is the only commercially available vibration isolation system utilizing piezoelectric transducers to directly attenuate floor vibration resulting in a one of a kind actively controlled design. Program has the existing TMC clean top optical table and is in need of the STACIS iX Laser system to install under the table. The TMC clean top optical table will only operate with the TMC STACIS iX Laser system. The acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures using FAR Part 12 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 by submitting a statement of capabilities on or before 10:00 AM E.T., March 2, 2012 to Korriise LaRoche, larochek@mail.nih.gov. All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow the NIDA/NINDS to determine if it can meet the above unique specifications described herein. 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. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In order to receive an award from the NIDA, the vendor must be registered in the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov. In addition, the vendor must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at ww.ccr.gov. Please reference announcement number NOI-2443476 on all correspondence.
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