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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF MAY 07, 2020 SAM #6734
SPECIAL NOTICE

66 -- Hearing Laser Vibrometer

Notice Date

5/5/2020 5:17:37 AM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

W4PZ USA MED RSCH ACQUIS ACT FORT DETRICK MD 21702-5014 USA
 

ZIP Code

21702-5014
 

Solicitation Number

W81XWH20Q0088
 

Response Due

5/20/2020 7:00:00 AM
 

Archive Date

06/19/2020
 

Point of Contact

Brandon Roebuck
 

E-Mail Address

brandon.m.roebuck.civ@mail.mil
(brandon.m.roebuck.civ@mail.mil)
 

Description

This notice announces the intent by the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) in support of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) to Negotiate on a sole source basis in accordance with (IAW) FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), with Polytec, Inc., 16400 Bake Parkway Suite 200, Irvine, CA, 92618 as the only responsible source that can provide a HLV-2000 Hearing Laser Vibrometer and associated accessories. The USAMRICD requires procurement of one (1) Hearing Laser Vibrometer with the following components: (1) Adaptability to the Zeiss OPMI 1 FC and Leica OPMI M655; (2) Very Fine Resolution Displacement Output; (3) Four Channel Data Acquisition System with integrated video and waveform generator; (4) Speculum Adaptor; (5) Micro-manipulator; (6) desktop software with one (1) license seat and two (2) days of training and installation. The Hearing Laser Vibrometer will allow USAMRICD to recreate modulated ultrasound in order to study the bioeffects as the Vibrometer is needed to measure specific acoustic characteristics. The specific system requested by USAMRICD are sold exclusively through Polytec, Inc. There are no other vendors that resell the product. It is unique in that it is the only Vibrometer that can perform the following measurements: (1) Tympanic Membrane (TM) non-contact dynamic measurements in-vivo on humans; (2) Temporal Bone Measurements; (3) Velocity and displacement measurements; (4) Transfer Function Measurements; (5) 25 micron or less laser spot footprints on measurement locations; (6) Full integration with Otology microscopes; (7) Sub nanometer displacement resolution or better on most middle ear tissue; (8) Full signal analysis capabilities; and (9) Technical, Measurement and Service Support. No other vendor has the equipment capabilities related to USAMRICD�s research program. As a result Polytec, Inc. is the only contractor that can provide the HLV-2000 Hearing Laser Vibrometer and associated accessories. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 334516 and the PSC Code is 6650. This announcement fulfills the synopsis requirements under FAR 5.102(a)(3) and 5.203(a). USAMRAA intends to publish a solicitation no sooner than 15 days after publishing this synopsis. This Special Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. If no written responses are received by the date listed below, which reflects at least fifteen (15) days after the publication of this notice, the solicitation will be issued as a sole source requirement to Polytec, Inc. All questions and responses concerning this notice shall be emailed to Brandon Roebuck at brandon.m.roebuck.civ@mail.mil. Interested concerns must identify their capability in writing to the above e-mail address no later than 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 20 May 2020.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/14887842f0f54317867e6814c87ae95d/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Gunpowder, MD 21010, USA

Zip Code: 21010

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05645621-F 20200507/200505230159 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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