SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Stereotaxic Surgical Instrument
- Notice Date
- 5/9/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services, 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 2129, Rockville, Maryland, 20857-0001
- ZIP Code
- 20857-0001
- Solicitation Number
- 1116032
- Archive Date
- 5/30/2013
- Point of Contact
- Sondea R Blair, Phone: 8705437469
- E-Mail Address
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sondea.blair@fda.hhs.gov
(sondea.blair@fda.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR SOLICITATION The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is conducting market research to support the National Center for Toxicological Research's requirement for a Motorized, Dual-Armed, Stereotaxic, Surgical Instrument. This sources sought notice is being issued to determine if small business manufacturers or small businesses capable of supplying a U.S. made product that satisfies our requirement of another small business manufacturer exist. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing; Small Business Size Standard is 500 employees. Background: The FDA's, National Center for Toxicological research (NCTR) requires a Motorized, Dual-Armed, Stereotaxic, Surgical Instrument with post-warranty service/maintenance to facilitate the simultaneous measurement of neurochemistry samples in multiple cerebral microdialysis regions of rodent brains. This research and analysis substantially enhances NCTR's ability to determine the neurochemical toxicity of FDA-regulated products, such as drugs or food additives. Motorized, Dual-Armed, Stereotaxic, Surgical Instrument Minimum Requirements: •Shall combine motorized instrumentation and a fully integrated stereotaxic atlas •Shall provide compensation of alignment inaccuracies •Shall be compatible for both mouse and rat surgeries •Shall function with automatic zeroing of lambda and bregma •Shall allow for individual Atlas Scaling options •Shall facilitate perfect flat skull precision necessary for the reproducibility of surgeries •Shall be dual armed •Shall provide intuitive movement control •Shall allow for a constant probe implantation speed •Shall be a self-driven system •Shall programmatically completely probe implants with precision •Shall include applicable software compatible with Microsoft Windows Operating System XP, Vista, or MS7 Qty: 1 Each Instrument Accessories Item 1. Mouse Gas Anesthesia Head Holder Requirements: •Shall allow for maximum stereotaxic adjustment for positioning the head •Shall allow versatility to angle the head without obstructing the ability to deliver gas anesthesia •Shall allow Dorsal adjustment to - 10 mm above ear bar zero •Shall allow Ventral adjustment to - 20 mm below ear bar zero •Shall be Calibrated in 100 micron increments, 1 mm per revolution •Dorsal/Ventral adjustment - 30 mm •Shall provide Dorsal/Ventral tilt - 25° (5° graduations) •Shall allow for Coronal adjustment - 35° (5° graduations) •Shall include an adaptor plate adjustment of - 44 mm •Shall include gas anesthesia mask - inlet/outlet ports (1/8" dia.) Qty: 1 Each Ear bars, Non-Rupture: •Contractor shall provide non-rupture Ear Bars (Mouse, Siberian Hamster) •Shall include a 60° Non-Rupture tip Qty: 1 EACH Post-Warranty Service Agreement •Offerors shall provide information on available service agreements/plans. Place of Performance Work shall be formed on-site at the location of the instrument: US Food and Drug Administration National Center for Toxicological Research 3900 NCTR Road Jefferson, AR 72079 Responses to this sources sought shall unequivocally demonstrate that the respondent is regularly engaged in the manufacturing and/or sale of same or substantially similar items. Though the target audience is small business manufacturers or small businesses capable of supplying U.S. made product of another small business manufacturer or producer, all interested parties may respond. At a minimum, responses shall include the following: •Business name and bio, DUNS number, business address, business website, business size status (i.e., SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone SB, SDB, WOSB, LB), point of contact name, mailing address (if different from business address), phone number and email address; [Provide this same information again is responding to provide a product manufactured by another firm]. •Past performance information for the manufacture and/or sale of same or substantially similar items to include date of sale, description (should also include drawings and photos), dollar value, client name, client address, client contact name, client point of contact mailing address (if different from that provided for client), client point of contact phone number, client point of contact email address, and name of the manufacturer (to include DUNS number and size status) if not the respondent. •Descriptive literature, brochures, marketing material, etc. detailing the nature of the items the responding firm is regularly engaged in manufacturing and/or selling. •If applicable, identification of the firm's GSA Schedule contract(s) by Schedule number and SINs that are applicable to this potential requirement are also requested. •If a large business, provide if subcontracting opportunities exist for small business concerns. The government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, not identified in the response. Interested Contractors must respond with capability statements which are due in person, by postal mail or email to the point of contact listed below on or before May 15, 2013 by 10:00 hours (Central Time in Jefferson, Arkansas) at the Food and Drug Administration, Field Operations Branch, FDA|OO|OFBA|OAGS|DAP, Attn: Sondea Blair, 3900 NCTR Road, HFT-320, Bldg 50, Rm 421 Jefferson, AR 72079-9502 or email sondea.blair@fda.hhs.gov. Reference FDA 1116032. Notice of Intent Responses to this sources sought announcement will assist the Government in determining whether or not any future requirement similar to this one should be set aside for small business, made available to full and open competition or procure through sole-source acquisition procedures. Disclaimer and Important Notes This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in FedBizOpps. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). Additional Notes: If the stated requirements appear restrictive, please submit comments detailing the concern. Though this is not a request for quote, informational pricing for the instrument(s) and service plans is encouraged.
- Web Link
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(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/FDA/DCASC/1116032/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Food and Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, Arkansas, 72079, United States
- Zip Code: 72079
- Zip Code: 72079
- Record
- SN03057421-W 20130511/130509234515-a443c54f38613175732ada5347fefbfc (fbodaily.com)
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