SS75N94025Q00022.pdf

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD), in support of the work of the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disease (NIDDK), is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, including 8(a) small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, woman-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or HUBZone small businesses capable of providing a FluoPulse Fluorescence Lifetime Photometry System.

As part of the NIH, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Intramural Research Program (IRP) conducts biomedical research and training related to diabetes mellitus; endocrine, bone, and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases, including liver diseases and nutritional disorders; and kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases.

This purchase is to obtain the ability to quantitatively measure fluorescence biosensors signals using fluorescence lifetime photometry which will allow us to understand the neural and network dynamics of brain cells modulating feeding behavior. This is an imperative objective in the mission of NIDDK to combat obesity and diabetes. A major obstacle in our overall comprehension of these neural circuits is the inability to monitor neuromodulation and intracellular molecular signals in real time in a live animal. The purpose of this requirement is to acquire reliable fluorescence lifetime measurement equipment that is turn-key and ready to use.

REQUIRED FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS

The following product features/characteristics are required for this requirement:

• FluoPulse Console capable of controlling laser and detectors and acquire fluorescence signal from detectors.

• FluoPulse cube with optical components for 1 Excitation 488 nm, 1 Detector 500-540 nm,

• 1 Opto FC port 628-642 nm Software for instrument control and data acquisition and data processing,

• Low autofluorescence fiber optic patch cord

Interested small business firms with the capability and authorization of providing all the required products shall submit a capability statement to assist the Government in determining in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.502-2(b)whether this procurement will be set-aside for any of the programs described above.

The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code 334516 with a size standard of 1000 employees. All respondents are requested to identify their firm’s size and type of business. Interested firms responding to this market survey must provide (a) capability statement demonstrating their experience, skills and capability to fulfill the Government’s requirements for the above. All respondents must include delivery timeframe.

The capability statement shall be in sufficient enough detail, so that the Government can determine the experience and capability of your firm to provide the products and service/support above. All respondents must be an authorized reseller and must provide documentation confirming authorization and certified capability from the manufacturer to resell/distribute/provide all items/components etc. and services (i.e. training, installation) identified in this notice. Responses to this notice without this confirmation from the manufacturer will not be considered as valid. A copy of the capability statement must be received via email to verne.griffin@nih.gov prior to 11:00 a.m. eastern standard time on December 5, 2024. Attn: Verne Griffin. Capability statement must reference solicitation# 75N94025Q00022 . Submission by email must also reference solicitation # 75N94025Q00022 on the subject line of the email. Any questions must be sent via email to verne.griffin@mail.nih.gov and must include solicitation# 75N94025Q00022 on the subject line of email.

DISCLAIMER AND IMPORTANT NOTES: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in this 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 System for Award Management at www.sam.gov .

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