SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Upgrade Maestro Spectroscopic Camera to Permit Calibrated Photon Counts for Quantitative Optical Imaging
- Notice Date
- 8/24/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 6120 Executive Blvd. EPS Suite 600, Rockville, MD, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-NCI-60160-NV
- Response Due
- 8/31/2006
- Archive Date
- 9/15/2006
- Description
- The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Center for Cancer Research (CCR), Molecular Imaging Program (MIP) plans to enter into a sole source procurement for the upgrade of their Government owned Maestro Spectroscopic Camera to permit calibrated photon counts for quantitative optical imaging from Cambridge Research and Instrumentation Inc., 35-B Cabot Road, Woburn, MA 01801. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 334516 and the business size standard is 500 employees. This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 12 ? Acquisition for Commercial Items and will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR 13.5 to use simplified procedures for commercial acquisitions. Cambridge Research and Instrumentation Inc. is the only source known to the NCI researcher that is able to add this upgrade to their existing Government owned Maestro In-Vivo Fluorescence Imaging System that is required for their research and detailed below in their JOFOC. However, if any interested party believes it can perform requirement as detailed in the JOFOC they may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities and any other furnished information must be in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the NCI researcher to determine if the party can perform this requirement. An original and one copy of the capability statement must be received in the contracting office by 1:00 pm EDT, on August 31, 2006. Faxed and emailed capability statements are NOT authorized. All questions must be in writing and may be emailed to Debbie Moore at dm170b@nih.gov or faxed (301) 402-4513. It is the vendor?s responsibility to call (301) 402-4509 and verify that questions were received. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within 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 NCI contractors must be registered in the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA). Please refer to http://orca.bpn.gov in order to register. In addition, contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) www.ccr.gov. No collect calls will be accepted. JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION Part I: Background information and Description of Acquisition Title: Upgrade Maestro Spectroscopic Camera to Permit Calibrated Photon Counts for Quantitative Optical Imaging. Purpose/Brief History: The mission of the MIP is to develop targeted imaging agents for cancer detection. They have developed a number of optical probes that specifically target cancers of the ovary and lung and are developing additional optical probes for other cancers. The optical probes are fluorescent and require specialized instrumentation for detection called an In Vivo Fluorescence System which is able to detect tiny amounts of fluorescent signal. The MIP currently has an uncalibrated Maestro unit manufactured by Cambridge Research & Instrumentation, Inc. on which all experiments are performed. The MIP designs probes using animal models of cancer imaged with the Maestro unit. The purpose of this upgrade is to provide calibrated optical measurements. It is necessary to provide quantitative comparisons of different optical probes to make comparisons among probes more objective. The calibrated version upgrade of the Maestro unit is back-compatible with all our existing data yet is able to provide quantitative analysis in future experiments. The unit will be capable of performing spectroscopic optical imaging from approximately 450nm to 800nm in increments as small as 1nm. The emission filter must be based on liquid crystal technology and be completely adjustable. The light source and camera must be calibrated to yield photons/unit area. The camera must be contained in a light-tight box that has built in excitation light that is adjustable by filtration. The unit must come with its own customized software capable of acquiring spectroscopic ?cubes? and unmixing background fluorescence from target fluorescence. The resulting images must be compatible with existing Maestro software formats. PART II: Facts and reasons to Justify Other than Full and Open Competition Statutory authority FAR 13.106(b)(1) b) Soliciting from a single source. (1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, or industrial mobilization). Justification: I. All of the MIP?s existing data over the past two years is based on the Maestro unit. To consider any other imaging device would mean that future comparisons would be made on a different device rendering scientific comparisons difficult. Additionally, we are seeking a calibrated version of this in vivo imaging device which, to our knowledge, is not made by any other company. The calibration will enable quantitative comparison of different probes. It is necessary to provide more scientifically valid comparison of different tumor targeting probes. Cambridge Research and Instrumentation is the only company that provides this kind of device that is fully back compatible with our current device allowing an upgrade to be performed.
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