SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Recovery- Instruments & laboratory equipment
- Notice Date
- 2/26/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-PB-HL-2010-097-DDC
- Archive Date
- 3/28/2010
- Point of Contact
- Deborah - Coulter, Phone: (301) 435-0368, Joanna M. Magginas, Phone: (301) 435-0360
- E-Mail Address
-
dc143b@nih.gov, jb532r@nih.gov
(dc143b@nih.gov, jb532r@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- RECOVERY – THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL BE USED FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THE CONTEMPLATED PROCUREMENT IS ANTICIPATED TO UTILIZE THE AMERICAN RECEOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) OF 2010 FUNDING IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT RESPONSIBLE SOURCES CAN SATISFY THE RQUIREMENT. All responsible sources are encouraged to respond to this notice; however, sources that do not respond shall not be precluded from responding to any subsequent solicitation. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) seeks information for a commercial Jem-1400 Transmission Electron Microscope System (TEM). The Jem-1400 system is required to replace an existing Jem-1200EX that was purchased in 1988. Although still operational, it lacks certain features offered by the current model JEOL TEM, the JEM-1400. These features would greatly increase the ease and efficiency of operation and the range of technical capabilities. The JEM-1400 offers the following features, among others not available in the existing TEM: a. Computed tomography capacity to generate high resolution d-dimensional reconstructions at the macromolecular up to the fine subcellular level of resolution. Computed tomography can reveal structures and relationships not apparent by other techniques b.Time-saving capability to store and rapidly access operation settings for different users and applications c.Low magnification, high contrast imaging with a wide field of view to facilitate area selection for higher magnification viewing and for acquisition of low magnification images for analysis. d.Automated montage generation, which is very useful for morphometric studies and can save many hours of user time e.Automatic adjustment of brightness with magnification changes, making viewing and image acquisition more efficient f.Multiple exchangeable specimen rod tips, allowing exchange of specimens without disturbing orientation for re-examination of specimens, and 5-specimen holder for rapid specimen comparison g.Lab6 filament, which has greatly increase lifetime, minimizing down-time for filament changes. h.Must offer installation support and training of SerialEM and IMOD through the JEOL APPs Division for a total of one (1) week (five (5) business days including travel). All responses should clearly specify that the vendor is interested in providing a complete JEM-1400 Transmission Electron Microscope System. After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed and specifications are developed for a JEM-1400 Transmission Electron Microscope System that can meet NHLBI’s minimum requirements, NHLBI may conduct a competitive procurement. If at least two qualified small business are identified during this market research stage, then any competitive procurement that results would be conducted as a small business set-side. Interested qualified small business organizations should submit a tailored capability statement for this requirement, not to exceed 20 single-sided pages (including all attachments, resumes, charts, etc.) presented in single-space and using a 12-point font size minimum, that clearly details the ability to perform the aspects of the notice described above and in the draft SOW. All proprietary information should be marked as such. Statements should also include an indication of current certified small business status; this indication should be clearly marked on the first page of your capability statement (preferably placed under the eligible small business concern’s name and address). Responses will be reviewed only by NIH personnel and will be held in a confidential manner. All capability Statements sent in response to this SOURCES SOUGHT notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Deborah Coulter, Contract Specialist, at coulterd@nhlbi.nih.gov in either MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), by March13, 2010, 7:30 AM, EST. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/NHLBI/NHLBI-PB-HL-2010-097-DDC/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 14 Service Rd West, Building 14E Room 111B, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN02078450-W 20100228/100227000321-e31ea947ee837550553e37595b5c7c46 (fbodaily.com)
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