SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Service Agreement (maintenance/repairs) for a Zeiss Scanhead LSM510
- Notice Date
- 9/28/2018
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- 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
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SBSS-18-572
- Archive Date
- 10/30/2018
- Point of Contact
- Rieka Plugge, Phone: 3018277515
- E-Mail Address
-
rieka.plugge@nih.gov
(rieka.plugge@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 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 National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Synaptic Physiology Section explores the dynamics and modulation of transmitter release, diffusion, and receptor activation at excitatory and inhibitory synapses in the mammalian central nervous system (CNS). Investigators study the biophysics of synaptic transmission and mechanism by which neurons integrate synaptic information. In many retinal neurons, key information processing occurs in processes that are distant from the cell body, such that cannot be detected by a somatic electrode. The study of such neurons benefits particularly from recent optical techniques that employ florescent sensors to measure changes in the membrane potential or calcium in remote areas in the cell. Providing investigators access to a state-of-the-art photon laser scanning microscope system is crucial to the mission of the NINDS and the Synaptic Physiology Section. Purpose : The NINDS is seeking to identify small business concerns who are authorized and certified by Zeiss to maintain and repair the Zeiss Scanhead LSM510. Project Requirements : The Contractor shall furnish all the necessary services, qualified personnel, material, equipment, and facilities, not otherwise provided by the Government as needed to perform the following maintenance. • The replacement of failed component parts, as determined by a qualified technician's field service representative, shall be provided for under this agreement at no additional charge to the Government. Parts, components, or assemblies replaced under this agreement shall be guaranteed to be new or perform as equivalent to new. • Components included in the coverage by this agreement are: The basic LSM, microscope(s), scan module, spectral detector, electronics controller, system controller, system control software, stage, Ar CW gas/HeNe lasers, and power supplies. • System Controller: The system controller (the computer hardware), monitors, mouse, and keyboard are covered under this agreement. The contractor is not responsible for customer data and images acquired by the users. • Lasers: Argon 488nm CW gas, HeNe 543nm, HeNe 633nm lasers on the LSM 510 laser module shall be included in this agreement (labor and parts). Service labor relating to the replacement and alignment of all other types of lasers shall be included • One preventive maintenance visit shall be provided to include cleaning, inspection and alignment of the instrument to ensure optimal operating performance. Capability Statement / Information Sought : Contractors that believe they possess the ability to provide the required services should submit documentation of their ability to meet the project requirements to the Contract Specialist. Contractors should also provide their Company Name, DUNS number, Physical Address, and Point of Contact Information and if applicable, GWAC scheduled contract number. 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 Sources Sought Notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Rieka Plugge, Contract Specialist, at rieka.plugge@nih.gov on or before October 15, 2018 by 9:00 A.M., Eastern Standard Time. Note : This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your 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 review of the responses received, pre-solicitation and solicitation notices may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN05110157-W 20180930/180928230804-4caa56b60a1b3b31679a7586acaacbc5 (fbodaily.com)
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