26-006605 - Sole Source Justification.docx
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This is a Sole Source Justification document supporting a noncompetitive procurement request dated May 7, 2026. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center's Translational Biobehavioral & Health Promotion Branch (TBHP) seeks to purchase a Neon Eye Tracking Bundle and related services from Pupil Labs GmbH for the BioCook (Biobehavioral Investigations on Cooking) feasibility pilot study. The procurement includes mobile brain and body imaging and eye tracking measurement systems, along with associated training, equipment, and maintenance services. The required equipment will be used to measure visual attention and gaze behavior while professional and non-professional cooks engage in cooking tasks, supporting research into psychological and neural factors involved in cooking behaviors and dietary interventions.
The justification establishes that Pupil Labs GmbH is the sole appropriate source based on its specialized capabilities and market position as an internationally recognized leader in research-grade, wearable eye tracking technology since 2014. The company's Neon Eye Tracking system offers high-speed binocular eye cameras, world-facing contextual video cameras, and proprietary software with real-time gaze mapping and analysis capabilities, along with integration compatibility with platforms such as Pupil Cloud and third-party tools including Lab Streaming Layer and APIs. The document certifies that evaluation of currently available alternative products determined no equal alternate sources exist that are compatible with the study protocol design. Dr. Nicole Farmer, Principal Investigator at the NIH Clinical Center, prepared and certified the justification as accurate and complete.
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| Date: | May 7, 2026 |
| To: | Maretta Creek, Administrative Officer, TBHD, NIH CC |
| From: | Nicole Farmer, MD |
| Re: | Pupil Labs GmbH – Sole Source Justification |
The Translational Biobehavioral and Health Promotion Branch (TBHP) requests the purchase of a mobile brain and body imaging and eye tracking measurement system from the company Pupil Labs GmbH for study participants in the study, BioCook (Biobehavioral Investigations on Cooking) Study Title: A Feasibility Pilot Study to Measure Biobehavioral Markers in Cooking.
The NIH Clinical Translational Biobehavioral & Health Promotion Branch (TBHP) is involved in the study of psychological and neural factors involved in cooking behaviors to develop adaptive and potentially therapeutic dietary behavior interventions. As part of the research, the team will conduct feasibility testing of mobile body and brain imaging and eye tracking measurement while professional and non-professional cooks are engaged in a cooking task. This project is an initial step for the Section on Dietary Behaviors and Biopsychosocial Health laboratory in determining biobehavioral factors involved in dietary behaviors.
Pupil Labs GmbH is an internationally recognized leader in eye tracking technology, specializing in research-grade, wearable eye tracking systems. Since its founding in 2014, the company has focused on creating modular, open-source hardware and software solutions that enable researchers to measure visual attention and gaze behavior in real-world environments. Their products, including the Pupil Core and Pupil Invisible headsets, are widely cited in peer-reviewed literature and actively used by researchers across neuroscience, psychology, education, and human-computer interaction.
Pupil Labs provides a comprehensive system for gaze-based behavioral measurement and analysis. Their solution includes high-speed binocular eye cameras, world-facing cameras for contextual video, and proprietary software for real-time gaze mapping, data collection, and analysis. The system’s compatibility with platforms such as Pupil Cloud and integration capabilities with third-party tools (e.g., Lab Streaming Layer, APIs) make it especially well-suited for mobile, naturalistic, and multi-modal research studies. Pupil Labs’ offerings are designed to support experimental flexibility, high data fidelity, and robust synchronization with other physiological measures, making them ideal for feasibility and exploratory studies involving visual attention and human behavior.
We have evaluated the currently available products that can provide a similar service and found that Pupil Lab offers the product and service that is most compatible with the protocol design. There are no equal alternate sources for the product.
I certify that this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Nicole Farmer, MD Principle Investigator Translational Biobehavioral and Health Disparities Branch National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center image1.png
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