D_Attachment 1 - PD-Leica TP1020 and HistoCore.pdf

Version 11-30-2016-1 FAR Part 11—Describing Agency Needs

PURCHASE DESCRIPTION

Brand name or equal: Leica TP1020 Tissue Processor & Embedding Center

1. Statement of Need and Purpose:

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), Neuropathology Unit (NPU) requires a brand name or equal Leica TP1020 Automatic Benchtop Tissue Processor, Semi-Enclosed & HistoCore Arcadia Embedding Center. NPU processes human and animal tissue from a fixed state to be infiltrated by histological wax and embedded into a tissue block suitable for cutting on a microtome. The Neuropathology Unit is equipped with a microtome and tools to perform staining on already processed tissue. However, it currently does not have the necessary equipment to process tissue internally and is reliant on other institutes or contractors to provide this service.

2. Background Information and Objective:

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Federal focal point for health research. Its mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and apply that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability.

The NINDS, which is an Institute within the NIH, seeks to reduce the burden of neurological disease through supporting and conducting basic, translational, and clinical research on the healthy and diseased nervous system, fostering the training of investigators in the basic and clinical neurosciences, and seeking better understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of neurological disorders.

The NPU is procuring a tissue processor and an embedder so it can process tissue within the Surgical Neurology Branch. With this equipment it will be able to take any tissue from time of collection and/or fixation and perform tissue processing for downstream histological staining and imaging. Overall, this equipment will allow the NPU to perform full histological services, which encompass tissue acquisition and all the steps along the way for tissue processing and staining for histomorphological analysis.

3. Product information:

• Generic Name of Product: Tissue Processor & Embedding Center

• Brand Name or Equal Benchmark: Leica TP1020 Automatic Benchtop Tissue Processor, Semi-Enclosed & HistoCore Arcadia Embedding Center

• Manufacturer’s name: Leica Biosystems

• Model: Leica TP1020, HistoCore Arcadia H & HistoCore Arcadia C

4. Salient characteristics

The equipment must equal or exceed the following salient physical/functional/ performance characteristics:

Tissue Processor

• Must be compact desktop model for taking up less lab space

• Must include standard tissue basket capacity is 100 cassettes to support variable workloads

• Reagent container must have the capacity of1.8 liters

• Must include delayed start time for flexible schedules (delayed start time of up to 9 days)

• Must include at least 9 programmable configurations to provide the lab with flexibility to meet individual requirements of research and clinical labs

• Must include semi-enclosed processor, which reduces exposure to hazardous fumes and does not require an additional fume hood

• Must include tissue infiltration under vacuum, which allows for substantially improved infiltration of tissue in a shorter time

• Independent cooling module with large working surface for high tissue block capacity must be included

• Must have an LCD control touch screen for simple programming

Embedding Center

• Must include modular unit, which allows flexibility of work space configuration

• Must include independent heating module for precise thermal control and ease of paraffin dispensing

• Modular unit must allow for flexibility of work space configuration

• Must include LCD control touch screen for simple programming

• Must include independent heating module for precise thermal control and ease of paraffin dispensing

• Must include independent cooling module with large working surface for high tissue block capacity

5. Quantity: One

6. Delivery Terms:

Contractor shall deliver all equipment within 30 days after receipt of order (ARO) to the following location:

NIH/NINDS/NPU

10 Center Dr. Bld. 10 RM. 3D17 Bethesda, MD 20892

Equipment shall be shipped in coordination with the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). Delivery must be FOB destination and include inside delivery. Contractor shall provide assistance with installation within 30 days of order.

7. Other:

Must cover all repair visits, including field service engineer labor and travel time, travel expenses, and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) certified repair parts for a minimum of 1 year from the date the Government accepts delivery of the items.