SOURCES SOUGHT
67 -- EMCCD Camera
- Notice Date
- 3/17/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 423690
— Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SBSS-2016-239
- Archive Date
- 4/12/2016
- Point of Contact
- Andrea McGee, Phone: 3014358781
- E-Mail Address
-
amcgee@nida.nih.gov
(amcgee@nida.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SOLICITATION NUMBER: HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SBSS-2016-239 TITLE: EMCCD Camera INTRODUCTION This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. This notice is issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. Background The Tox21 group from Division of Preclinical Innovation (DPI) of ‘National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences' (NCATS) is requesting a new camera for the FDSS 7000 System from Hamamatsu. This system will be used to screen the Tox21 library collection consisting of 10,000 compounds against various targets. NTP and EPA agencies collaborated with NCATS for the ‘Toxicity testing in the 21st century' (Tox21) in order to replace the traditional animal toxicity testing methods with in vitro high throughput screening methods. Since its inception, Tox21 group has been involved in high throughput screening of various assays involving in studies of specific endpoints, signaling pathways, stress responses, and developmental toxicologies. There are two different types of detectors that have been currently integrated into the robotic system and had been performed all the above said assays to date. Now the Tox21 partners are interested and more focused towards kinetic cell-based assays, which include GPCRs, ion channels, and calcium ions assays, which are in increasing demand in areas such as lead discovery and pharmacology study. The currently available kinetic fluorescence/luminescence microplate reader is FDSS 7000 System. The FDSS (Functional Drug Screening System) is designed for cell-based assays in the drug discovery field. This system can detect intracellular reactions and biological signal transmissions and is capable of handling 1536-well assays. It is a stand-alone system integrated with powerful functions for cell-based kinetic assays, and capable of detecting a wide variety of fluorescent and luminescent phenomena utilizing 96, 384 and 1536 well plates. Purpose and Objectives: The purpose of this acquisition is to procure a EMCCD Camera to be used in a FDSS 7000 Instrument with bracket for mounting and a hose set to connect chiller for ImageEM X2. Anticipated period of performance: 60 days ARO CAPABILITY STATEMENT Contractors that believe they possess the ability to provide the required equipment should submit documentation of their ability to meet each of the project requirements to the Contract Specialist. Contractors should also provide their Company Name, DUNS number, Physical Address, and Point of Contact Information. Interested organizations are required to identify their type of business, applicable North American Industry Classification System Code, and size standards in accordance with the Small Business Administration. The government requests that no proprietary or confidential business data be submitted in a response to this notice. However, responses that indicate the information therein is proprietary will be properly safeguarded for Government use only. Capability statements must include the name and telephone number of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to this market survey that do not provide sufficient information for evaluation will be considered non-responsive. When submitting this information, please reference the solicitation notice number. All capability statements sent in response to this Small Business Sources Sought Notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Andrea McGee, Contract Specialist @ andrea.mcgee@nih.gov. on or before March 28, 2016, 4:00 p.m. eastern time. The response must in in Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF format using 11-point or 12-point font, 8-1/2" x 11" paper size, with 1" top, bottom, left and right margins, and with single or double spacing. 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 Federal Business Opportunities. 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).
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/NIDA-2/HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SBSS-2016-239/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 9800 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, Maryland, 20850, United States
- Zip Code: 20850
- Zip Code: 20850
- Record
- SN04054171-W 20160319/160317235300-d6bf428988c6e9231f3a242337b1aec4 (fbodaily.com)
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