SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Optical Tweezer System
- Notice Date
- 1/24/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition and Logistics Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 3571, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-3571
- ZIP Code
- 20899-3571
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-03-839-3615
- Archive Date
- 2/22/2003
- Point of Contact
- Carol Wood, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-975-8172, Fax 301-975-8884, - Patrick Staines, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)975-6335, Fax (301)975-8884,
- E-Mail Address
-
carol.wood@nist.gov, Patrick.Staines@nist.gov
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.501(a), with Arryx of Chicago, IL, for a BioRyx 200 Optical Tweezer System. The system shall include installation & training. ***This system will be used by the NIST/Analytical Chemistry Division for optical trapping (also known as laser tweezers or laser trapping) for capture and programmable manipulation and movement of nanoparticles, microparticles, whole cells, liposomes and other biological particulate material.***Sole source determination is based on Arryx being the only known source who can provide a system that will meet all of NIST's required technical specifications, specifically: Holographic optical trapping capability; Variable number of programmable optical traps ranging from 1 optical trap to 200 optical traps to trap and move objects; Each trap (1 to 200) can be controlled in the x, y, and z directions by software independently; Power can be adjusted in the traps by software control.***The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516, and the size standard is 500 employees.***No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations, however, responses received by February 7, 2003, will be considered by the Government.***A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this 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.
- Place of Performance
- Address: NIST, Shipping & Receiving, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD
- Zip Code: 20899
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN00246263-W 20030126/030124213742 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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