University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Respiromenter QA.docx

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UW Stevens Point Respirometer System
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2025-STPALL-00996-RFB
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The document is a bid clarification file for the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point's procurement of a respirometer system, specifically related to solicitation 2025-STPALL-00996-RFB. The university is seeking a fully automatic, turnkey respirometer system with strict requirements for software compatibility, particularly with Columbus Instruments' Micro-Oxymax software. The procurement process requires vendors to submit proposals through an online bidding platform by April 30, 2025, with all inquiries to be directed to Aditi Chatterjee via email at achatter@uwsp.edu.

The solicitation emphasizes technical specificity, requiring potential bidders to demonstrate advanced scientific and engineering expertise in respirometry equipment. While no explicit budget range is provided, the procurement appears to prioritize technical performance, system precision, and compatibility with existing research infrastructure. The bid clarification specifically addresses software interoperability, highlighting the university's need for seamless data logging, experiment setup, system calibration, and results collection within their current technological ecosystem. The procurement seems designed to secure a single-source, high-performance scientific instrument that meets the university's precise research requirements.

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University of Wisconsin Stevens Point

2025-STPALL-00996-RFB

Respirometer Questions and Responses

1) The actual bid under article 6. Software & Data Handling demands that the system must fully comply to Micro Oxy max software (The system must be fully interoperable with Columbus Instruments Micro-Oxymax software and control system for experiment setup, system calibration, data logging, and results collection).

Also there are other demands in the specs that specifies purely Columbus Instruments specification:

Response: The reason for the need for compliance with the current software is for the logging and capturing of data to the same, common acquisition and processing system as currently installed infrastructure.

To best of our knowledge, there are no other demands for purely Columbus Instruments specifications outside of what has been call out in the Bid specifications.

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