SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Stereotaxic surgical equipment with robotic manipulators/microinjector and robotic drill with integrated brain mapping computing capabilities for the Rodent Behavioral Core of NIMH
- Notice Date
- 8/31/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 339112
— Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 4211, MSC 9559, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-9559, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892-9559
- Solicitation Number
- NIHDA201800527
- Archive Date
- 9/20/2018
- Point of Contact
- Jeffrey Brown, Phone: 301.827.5852
- E-Mail Address
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jeffrey.brown@nih.gov
(jeffrey.brown@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Introduction: This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. 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 Rodent Behavioral Core (RBC) is a new state-of-the-art research facility designed to provide NIH researchers the capacity to expand their behavioral research. As part of its service to the NIH community, the RBC must provide specialized equipment and software for shared use to a broad spectrum of researchers from varied Neuroscience fields within NIMH and NIH. Stereotaxic surgery is used in behavioral neuroscience as a means for minimal invasive surgery upon animal brains utilizing a three-dimensional coordinate system for the accurate operations performed on a test animal’s brain. These operations are-but not limited to-ablation, lesion, injection, implantation and stimulation. These operations require the accurate placement of electrodes and injection needles into the defined anatomical areas within the brain. Stereotaxic surgery has recently seen major advancements in the computer aided brain mapping technology coupled with automated robotic drills and microinjectors/manipulators for enhanced accuracy. Another matching unit with future optogentic upgrades is needed for the RBC As part of its service to the NIH community, the RBC must provide specialized equipment for shared use to a broad spectrum of researchers with various levels of expertise from Neuroscience fields. The small animal/rodent stereotaxic equipment is a critical component of the equipment infrastructure. It is a specialized piece of equipment that allows controlled and localized brain surgery using a three-dimensional coordinate system. Its use is highly versatile because it enables operations that require localized ablations and drug infusions, as well as electrode or cannulae implantation. These operations require the accurate placement of electrodes and injection needles into the defined anatomical areas within the brain. The RBC needs a Stereotaxic surgical equipment with manipulators/microinjector and drill with robotic (automated) capabilities integrated to a brain mapping computer for the Rodent Behavioral Core (RBC) of NIMH to complement and expand current stereotaxic surgical work stations. Purpose and Objectives: To purchase 1 Stereotaxic surgical equipment with robotic manipulators/microinjector and robotic drill with integrated brain mapping computing capabilities for the Rodent Behavioral Core of NIMH: 1. Model Drill & Microinjection Robot including Drill Autostop Function, quantity 1 2. Model Rat Anesthesia Mask, quantity 1 Salient Characteristics: 1. Motorized stereotaxic machine with 0.5 micron resolution. 2. Stepper motors for microinjector/manipulator movement at a standard speed of 0.3 mm/s and lower and higher speed settings 3. Computer control with brain atlas integration that automates atlas adjustments with system software to compensate and minimize human error. 4. System software must provide for head tilt correction, target storage/definition, angle adjustment, bregma setting. 5. Must be useable with rodents of various species (mice, rats etc.) and weights. 6. Manipulator swivel must have a locking mechanism for off plane presentation. 7. Instrument must be compatible with existing accessories, add-ons already in place within the RBC. 8. Rat mask must allow for dorsal and ventral manipulation with one hand. 9. Software must allow for control of the motorized positioning of the probe in all three orthogonal axes by using the keyboard arrow keys, screen interaction with the mouse or by using a joystick 10. Base plate must be 17” L x 10” W or less to meet existing space limitations 11. Robotic Drill Must have Autostop Drilling 12. Must have brain windowing capabilities 13. Must have skull thining capabilities critical to various users of RBC 14. Must have high accuracy positioning of burr hole with depth control for drill site 15. Must have future optogentic capabilities 16. Must have zeroing at Bregma and Lambda 17. Must have individual atlas scaling 18. Must have User defined injection rates 19. Must have real time visualization of syringe tip based on atlas Anticipated Period of Performance: Within 30 days after receipt of order. Capability statement /information sought: Contractors that believe that they possess the ability to provide the required equipment, should submit documentation on their ability to meet each of the project requirements to the Contract Specialist. The Contractor should directly and specifically state in the, capabilities statement, which project requirements can be meet and/or supplied. The Contractor must also provide their DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HubZone, etc., pursuant to the applicable NAICS code and any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisition requirements. The information submitted must be must be in and outline format that addresses each of the elements of the project requirement and in the c apability statement /information sought paragraphs stated herein. A cover page and an executive summary may be included but is not required. The response is limited to two (2) page limit. The 2-page limit does not include the cover page or executive summary. The response must include the respondents’ technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. All responses to this notice must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist. Facsimile responses are NOT accepted. The response must be submitted to Jeffrey E. Brown, Contracting Officer, at jeffrey.brown@nih.gov. The response must be received on or before September 5, 2018 at 12 pm, Eastern Time. 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 presolicitation 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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