SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- NV-2000A nVista in vivo brain imaging system
- Notice Date
- 8/9/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 3155, MSC 9593, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-2016-656
- Archive Date
- 9/2/2016
- Point of Contact
- Gwennifer Epps, Phone: 3014802406
- E-Mail Address
-
eppsg@mail.nih.gov
(eppsg@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 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: 334516 and the business standard size is 500 employees. 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. Description: The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), conducting research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of neurological disorders and stroke. The NINDS mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the brain and nervous system and to use that knowledge to reduce the burden of neurological disease. Background: The 'neurovascular coupling' entails a complex, highly redundant array of signaling mechanisms aimed at maintaining homeostasis of the brain parenchyma by regulating cerebral blood flow (CBF) on a precise spatial and temporal domain. There is increased evidence that such mechanisms result from an integrated action of neurons, glia and blood vessels, which form a 'neurovascular unit' acting at the cellular level to regulate local CBF. Disruption of these mechanisms causes brain dysfunction and disease. Therefore, it is imperative to study the mechanisms of neurovascular coupling. The Cerebral Microcirculation Section (CMS) has a long-standing interest in imaging individual neural and blood vessels in sensory cortices under normal and pathological conditions, and the marmoset is our main animal model. To study neurovascular coupling, CMS needs to visualize individual neurons and blood vessels in the living brain. For this, CMS requires an animal model in which a small flap of bone is surgically removed from the skull and replaced by a glass window, so that a microscope can be used to visualize the brain underneath. The NV-2000A nVista in vivo brain imaging system facilitates cellular and vascular functional imaging in the behaving marmoset. Purpose and Objectives: The purpose of this acquisition is to procure one (1) NV-2000A nVista in vivo brain imaging system. This is a specialized and patented miniature implantable microscope used in the mouse brain. With the NV-200A nVista system, neuroscientists can now stream live, high definition videos of large-scale neural activity form the brain of an awake naturally behaving mouse. Project requirements: The contractor shall provide the NINDS Cerebral Microcirculation Section with: one (1)of each item listed for the NV 2000A nVista brain imaging system as follows: Product CodeDescription 1 - ATWR-1 - ACCELERATE Training Workshop Registration: ACCELERATE Training Workshop Registration - 1 Lab Member. Seat is valid for 1 year only. Training shall be held at the contractors training facility in Palo Alto, CA. Training shall be conducted by Ph.D. level scientists. 1 - IC-1000Inscopix Care: Contractor shall provide a price for each system for one year warranty coverage which shall include: - Free repairs and/or replacements for ANY hardware damage, whether caused by user, animal, or unknown - Complimentary overnight shipping to and from Inscopix - In-depth technical and application science support, including continued access to all nVista HD Support Program and Inscopix Community resources (an on-line forum where the user community can post questions and obtain technical and scientific input); and 1 - NV-2000AnVista Starter Package: 1) One nVista in vivo brain imaging system comprised of: - Miniature microscope - Data acquisition hardware module - Data acquisition software - Accessory Kit 2) Mosaic Data Analysis Software Suite - One (1) License 3) 1:1 Scientific and technical support via email/phone/Skype 4) Online knowledge base, including user manuals, training videos, protocols, application notes. 3100-000592ProView TM Lens Probe 1.0mm diameter, ~4.3mm Length Prism Probe Anticipated period of performance: The system shall be delivered 60 business days after receipt of order. Other important considerations: •Off-site training must take place within one (1) year of equipment delivery. Training shall be for one (1) individual over a two (2) day period for duration of at least eight (8) hours per day. Training shall take place between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm, off site-training facility local prevailing time, Monday through Friday. •Training shall be conducted by at least three (3) qualified Ph.D. Level scientists. The training shall consist of live animal and experimental demonstrations of the NV 2000A nVista brain imaging system. Contractor shall provide all training materials (e.g. presentations, study guide, user guide, etc.) •Contractor shall provide unlimited access to on-line training materials (videos, guides, user manual, etc.) technical and scientific support services from Ph.D. level scientists via e-mail, telephone or video conference (e.g. Skype). •The contractor shall certify that its products/services are free from defects in material and workmanship and will substantially conform to applicable published specifications for a period of 1 year from the date of delivery to the Government.. The contractor shall exclusive remedy for Products/Services that fail to conform to this warranty and repair or replace such nonconforming Products/Services. With mutual agreement between the Government and the Contractor, non-conforming equipment shall be returned in accordance with the Contractor's Return Materials Authorization (RMA) policies. The Government understands that products/services or parts that have been subject to abuse, misuse, accident, alteration, neglect, unauthorized repair or installation are not covered by warranty Capability statement /information sought. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotations. However, if any interested party especially a small business, believes they can meet the above requirement, may submit a quote and statement of capabilities. All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow NINDS to determine if it can meet the above unique specifications described herein. All questions, quote, and the capability statement must be received electronically (via email) to Ms. Gwennifer Epps, Contracting Officer, eppsg@mail.nih.gov in in MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) by August 18, 2016 no later than 11:00 AM EST. No telephone calls or facsimiles will be accepted. In order to receive an award, contractors must have valid registration and certification in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA), through sam.gov. No collect calls will be accepted. Please reference solicitation number HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-2016-656 on all correspondence. 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).
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institute of Health (NIH), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), Bldg 49, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States
- Zip Code: 20814
- Zip Code: 20814
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