3D Printer

Base Notice:  3D Printer

Notice Type:             

Sources Sought

Posted Date:

July 23, 2020

Classification Code:

66 Scientific Equipment and Services

NAICS Code:

541519 Information Technology Value Added Resellers

NOTICE INFORMATION

Agency/Office:

National Institutes of Health

Location:

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Title:

3D Printer

Description(s):

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the lead Federal Agency for research on mental illnesses.  The mission of the NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure.

The mission of the National Institutes of Health, Section on Instrumentation (SI) is to provide comprehensive engineering support for research as required by NIMH, NINDS, and NICHD scientists. The core staff, in collaboration with other researchers at NIH and other academic institutions, develops methodologies and instrumentatin to make research in basic science, and translational research possible. Several such collaborations have yielded excellent data, resulting in the publication of both clinical and research peer-reviewed papers.  SI facility is among a handful of sites in the world with this type of leading-edge setup dedicated to both animal model and human clinical research.

The purpose ofthis acquisition is to purchase a Object260 Connex3 3D printer or “equal” 3D system to include a trade-in allowance for a Projet 3500 3D printer.  The purchase is required because the additive manufacturing process used in 3D printing is more effective at fabricating these features and reduces the amount of time needed for more complicated design and difficult to machine structures such as internal pockets.

The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that “equal” products must meet are specified in the purchase description.

Primary Point of Contact:

Robin Knightly

Contract Specialist

Robin.Knightly@nih.gov

Phone: (301) 827-5302

Secondary Point of Contact:

Valerie Whipple

Contract Officer

Valerie.Whipple@nih.gov

Phone:  (301) 827-5218

Contracting Office Address:

11601 Landsdown St

Bethesda, MD  20892-9559

United States

Place of Contract Performance:

National Institutes of Health

35 Convent Dr. RM 3A-1000

Bethesda, MD  20892