DOCUMENT
A -- Optogenetics Package Ethovision Tracking and Behavioral Analysis - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 8/8/2016
- Notice Type
- Attachment
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;James J. Peters VA Medical Center;130 West Kingsbridge Road;Bronx NY 10468-3904
- ZIP Code
- 10468-3904
- Solicitation Number
- VA24316Q0838
- Response Due
- 8/15/2016
- Archive Date
- 9/4/2016
- Point of Contact
- Aleta Jennette
- E-Mail Address
-
Aleta.Jennette@va.gov
(Aleta.jennette@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government at this time. This notice is intended strictly for market research. The purpose of this Sources Sought notice is to determine interest and capability of potential qualifications of Small Businesses, including 8(a), Hub Zone and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned firms relative to the North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) 511210.The Department of Veteran's Affairs is seeking small business manufacturer or distributors of small business manufacturers, of functionally equivalent equipment to all the following: Ethovision XT and Optogenetics Package EthoVision tracking and behavioral analysis in a variety of tasks including, but not limited to, Fear Conditioning and Sociability. Licenses can be transferred between rooms as needed (2 licenses) o Base + Multiple Body Point + Multiple Arena Modules (on both licenses) o Trial & Hardware Control Module + IO Boxes (3) and cabling for Optogenetics (on both licenses) o Social Interaction Module(on one license) for tracking >1 animal at a time in 1 apparatus - Dell Precision Desktops for use with EthoVision (3) o One PC designated for use with Fear Conditioning o Two PCs designated for mobile cart, to be used in a variety of locations - Color digital GigE cameras (3) o For use in many setups; can be ceiling mounted above apparatus - Computer cart for mobile recording station (2) - Optogenetics Package for Mice & Rats o 8x single LED sources in each of 3 wave lengths (460, 520, 595nm) o 2x Dual LED light sources: 470nm (blue for Channel rhodopsin) o 2x Dual LED light sources: 570nm (yellow/green for Halorhodopsin) o 16x pulsers and software for independently controlling stimulation to multiple animals in many different paradigms o 1x amplifier for branching up to 8 LEDs for synchronous pulsing of multiple animals (e.g. Fear Conditioning) o 29x Rotary Joints, 29x LED-Rotary Joint patch cables, 12x unilateral cables and 17x bilateral cables o 100x rat cannulas + sleeves (2.5mm); 200x mouse cannulas + sleeves (1.25mm) - Mouse Fear Conditioning Chambers with NIR GigE cameras, sound attenuating cubicles equipped with light, tone, and shock stimuli, outfit with rotary joints for optogenetics (4) - Mouse 8-arm Radial Arm Maze insert for Water Maze, stainless steel (1) - Mouse Y-maze, non-reflective grey (2) - Mouse Elevated Plus Maze, non-reflective grey (2) - Mouse Barnes Maze, non-reflective grey (1) - Mouse 3-Chamber Conditioned Place Preference (4) - Coy Mechanical Conflict Avoidance System for rats (2) - On-site Installation + Training (4 days: 2 days install, 2 days training) - 3 year Extended NoldusCare Service and Support Contract on Noldus software and hardware. Includes service, support, and software upgrades. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION. Please be advised that the Government will not pay for any information submitted under this announcement. The applicable North American Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 511210 (Software Publishers). Name of firm, Socio-Economic category of the firm (SDVOSB, VOSB, 8A, HUBZONE or SMALL BUSINESS), complete address, phone & fax number of contact.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/BroVANAP/VAMD/VA24316Q0838/listing.html)
- Document(s)
- Attachment
- File Name: VA243-16-Q-0838 VA243-16-Q-0838.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2927080&FileName=VA243-16-Q-0838-000.docx)
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- File Name: VA243-16-Q-0838 VA243-16-Q-0838.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2927080&FileName=VA243-16-Q-0838-000.docx)
- Record
- SN04214444-W 20160810/160808235851-a32d33d048118d8304b2d36dda55851b (fbodaily.com)
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