SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Purchasing of two components A1-DU4G detector and LU-N4 laser - Brand Name Justification
- Notice Date
- 12/14/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 333314
— Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Facilities, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg. 13, Rm. 2E47, MSC 5738, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5738, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5738
- Solicitation Number
- NIH-OLAO-OD3-SSNOI4406554
- Archive Date
- 12/31/2016
- Point of Contact
- Shirlene M. Smith, Phone: 3014437979, Brendan Miller, Phone: 301-594-0957
- E-Mail Address
-
ssmith@od.nih.gov, Brendan.Miller2@nih.gov
(ssmith@od.nih.gov, Brendan.Miller2@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Brand Name Justification The National Institutes of Health intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Nikon Instruments Inc. The National Institutes of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders needs to purchase of two components 1)LU-N4 Laser Unit 405/488/561/640 and 2)A1-DU4G DECT W/2 GAASP; 2 PMT to upgrade our new A1R High Speed/High Resolution Confocal System. See attached Brand Name Justification for further information. These components will be used with other existing confocal instruments within the laboratory. Responses The proposed acquisition action is for items and services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Capability statements must be received by December 16, 2016, via email to ssmith@od.nih.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract acquisition based upon responses to the notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. 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. Information provided will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for the potential requirement and may lead to the development of a solicitation. 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. Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public in Federal Business Opportunities in accordance with the FAR Part 5. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. 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).
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institute of Health/National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, 35A Convent Drive, Building 35A, Room 1F141, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN04351891-W 20161216/161214234721-b14a22e0f4240899104885bf8421e38e (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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