SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- PatchPro and Slice Recording Chamber Kit
- Notice Date
- 6/12/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 333298
— All Other Industrial Machinery 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
- NOI1096272
- Archive Date
- 7/10/2009
- Point of Contact
- Liem T Nguyen, Phone: 3014358780
- E-Mail Address
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ln18x@nih.gov
(ln18x@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Station Support/Simplified Acquisition (SS/SA) on behalf of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) seeks to procure on a sole source basis one (1) PatchPro and one (1) Slice Recording Chamber Kit with Scientifica, Brambleside, Bell brook Industrial Estate, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 1QQ., UK. This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 12 - Acquisition for Commercial Items and will be made pursuant to the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) and FAR 13.5 01-(a)(1) to use Simplified Acquisition Procedure for commercial items. The North American Industry Classification System Code for this acquisition is 333298 and the business size standard is 500 employees. The NINDS Synaptic Function Section (SFS) has a goal to study the molecular mechanism underlying neurotransmitter release and its modulation. The SFS relies on a combination of techniques and equipment to conduct research. SFS scientists frequently rely on electrophysiology techniques to study electrical activity in neurons and biological tissue and need to acquire new equipment with which to conduct these studies. The PatchPro 1000 and slice recording chamber kit combined with an upright microscope, the Olympus BX51WI, will provide the state-of-the-art electrophysiology workstation SFS requires for the experiments. It has been determined that the PatchPro 1000, developed by Scientifica, best meets the SFS's needs. The PatchPro 1000 is the only system that includes the essential "pipette follow" option. This feature allows the user to link all integrated motorized manipulators with the movement of the stage. The PatchPro 1000 is the only one which includes a simple to use graphical interface ("GI", LinLab). This interface permits integration of a computer driven temperature control system which can be set and measured at both the chamber and heater. This temperature system is only integrated within the graphical interface and allows a text record of temperature throughout the duration of the experiment. Other systems do not integrate within the GI of the complete workstation in this way or record temperature as a text file. Another unique feature of this workstation is that each manipulator and microscope stage is independently controlled; the speed, acceleration, and deceleration can be set independently. In addition, each item provides feedback to the GI showing its XYZ position. Each of these items can be moved via the software with either a "virtual joystick" or with "fixed steps" at the click of a mouse. Fixed step jumps can be as small as 1 micron or as large as 20 millimeters. The PatchPro can use a control cube, pad style design or joystick. The manipulators in the system offer 4 axis of movement with 22 mm of travel in all four axes and as "fine" and "fast" control. Finally, the Scientifica workstation's manipulators can be homed in or out at the push of a button. The PatchPro allows an important "home in" offset which is a function that minimizes the amount of broken pipettes when using the convenient home in/out function. The PatchPro system allows up to 12 units to be integrated via the software. Each item can be selected via its' own tab within the software. The software, installation and warranty offered on the PatchPro 1000 are only available through Scientifica. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a statement of capabilities. 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. An original and one copy of the capability statement must be received in the Office of Acquisitions, NIDA, on or before 3:00 PM ET June 25, 2009. All questions must be in writing and can be emailed to Liem T Nguyen at ln18x@nih.gov or faxed to 301-480-1358 on or before June 24, 2009. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed acquisition 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 NIDA vendor must be registered in the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov. In addition, vendor must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at www.ccr.gov. No collect calls will be accepted. Please reference announcement number NOI-1096272 on all correspondence.
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