6640--Rat, Mouse CPPBoxes w/AutoDoors Intent to Award Sole Source (Clever Systems Inc. )

Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans Health Administration

Office of Informatics and Analytics

June 12, 2020

SPECIAL NOTICE NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

Package # 42 Clever Systems Rat and Mouse Boxes

RFI ECMS ACTION NUMBER 36E776-20-Q-0327

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) requires: Clever Systems Inc. Conditioned Place Preference systems for Mice and Rats, TreadScan Software for gait analyse and TopScan Suite Software.

The Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC), National Activations Office (NAO) intends to issue a Brand Name Only solicitation for the above Clever System items. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(c), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements and VA Acquisition Regulation 819.7007, Sole source awards to service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. The NAICS code for this procurement is 334516 and the Small Business Administration Size Standard is 1,000 employees.

This notice of intent to is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirements may submit a quotation with manufacturer cut sheets, which may be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Responses to this notice are due on or before Friday June 19, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern) to this procurement s Contract Specialist, Rachael Avery, Rachael.avery@va.gov and the Contracting Officer Michelle Rhodes, at michelle.rhodes@va.gov.

Contracting Office Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs

Program Contracting Activity Central

6150 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 300

Independence, OH 44131

Clever Sys Inc. 1145 Isaac Newton Square, Suite 202, Reston, VA. 20190

General

This equipment is for studying the behavior of Rats and Mice under a variety of conditions. Specific equipment includes:

Conditioned Place Preference System Complete CPP Box with Automated Door for Mouse

Conditioned Place Preference System Complete CPP Box with Automated Door for Rat

Treadscan Dual System for Mouse and Rat TreadScan Software for gait analysis

TopScan Suite Software HR Real Time and High Throughput, Perpetual Education License

Warranty Requirements

12 months.

Features:

Complete CPP Box with Automated Door for Mouse:

Complete CPP Box with Automated Door for Mouse, including:

3-chamber CPP Box, 12.7 cm (D) x 22.9 cm (H) x 48.5 cm (W).

The CPP unit is divided into 3 compartments, 48.5 cm (17.4 cm + 11.7 cm + 17.4 cm).

Automated doors are located between each two compartments.

The CPP box is made of plastic

Deep extra tall Isolation box

Isolation box is made of MDF and can reduce inside noises.

Isolation box has venting hole and fan.

The dimension is 43.2 w x 45.7 h x 43.2 d cm

Automated Guillotine Door

Plastic Plate 2.5 cm thick, 21.0 cm wide and 22.9 cm high in and the arc shape

Controlled by control unit

Grid Floor and Connecting Device

Made of Metal Parallel rods

Connected to Shocker via DB-9 Cable

Shocker

A control box that uses DDB-9 cable to deliver electrical shocks to powered by 110 VAC the shocker grid floor

Electrical shock parameter can be configured on the shocker.

Shocker is powered by 110 VAV power

Stimulus Lights

Regular Lights with white cover.

Installed on the walls of the two end components

Speaker

One speaker is installed at the back of the base plate

Speaker size is 4 inches by 4 inches and is mounted on a base plate

The base plate is mounted on the side wall of the middle section

IR Illumination

The IR illumination is made of a plastic that has IR LED light plate.

It is installed at the top of the isolation box

Two Board Cameras

Two cameras (PCB23XXSL) will be secured in a transparent acrylic box (3inches by 2 inches by 2 inches).

Each end chamber will have one camera placed on top of the chamber, mounted by a specially made camera mount.

The mount was mad of both plastic and metal rods.

Terminal

The Terminal is a PCB that has connection terminals so that wires inside the isolation box are all connected to this terminal and go out through this terminal in an organized and neat way.

Grid Floor and Connecting Device

The floor is made of metal parallel rods and is connected to the Shocker via DB-9 cable

Power Supply

The Shocker is supported by a 110 v power supply

The Camera is powered by a 12 power supply

Multiplexer

EverFocus 16 channel

Control Box

The Control Box is for Automatic Doors, Lights and Shocker

Power Supply for IR Illumination

IR Light Panel is powered by a 12 V Power Supply

Multiplexer is placed on the top of the isolation box.

IR light was powered by CSI-P-III power supply via Molex 3- prong cable.

Terminal

The Terminal is a PCB Terminal that has connection terminals so that wires inside the isolation box are all connected to this terminal and go out through this terminal in an organized and near way.

Speaker, Sound Splitter/ Amplifier

Six Channels. The Sound splitter/ amplifier is a stand-along amplifier and could be placed anywhere in or out of the isolation box.

The speaker is connected to the amplifier by TRS cable.

Complete CPP Box with Automated Door for Rat:

Complete CPP Box with Automated Door for Rat, including:

3-chamber CPP Box, 21 cm (D) x 21 cm (H) x 68 cm (W).

The CPP unit is divided into 3 compartments, (28 cm + 12 cm + 28 cm).

Automated doors are located between each two compartments.

The CPP box is made of plastic

Deep extra tall Isolation box

Isolation box is made of MDF and can reduce inside noises.

Isolation box has venting hole and fan.

The dimension is 43.2 w x 45.7 h x 43.2 d cm

Automated Guillotine Door

Plastic Plate 2.5 cm thick, 5 cm wide and 5.9 cm high in the arc shape

Controlled by control unit

Stimulus Lights

Regular Lights with white cover.

Installed on the walls of the two end components

Speaker

One speaker is installed at the back of the base plate

Speaker size is 4 inches by 4 inches and is mounted on a base plate

The base plate is mounted on the side wall of the middle section

IR Illumination

The IR illumination is made of a plastic that has IR LED light plate.

It is installed at the top of the isolation box

Two Board Cameras

Two cameras will be secured in a transparent acrylic box (3inches by 2 inches by 2 inches).

Each end chamber will have one camera placed on top of the chamber, mounted by a specially made camera mount.

The mount was mad of both plastic and metal rods.

Terminal

The Terminal is a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) that has connection terminals so that wires inside the isolation box are all connected to this terminal and go out through this terminal in an organized and neat way.

Specific Floor Pattern

Floor of one end compartment is made of parallel metal rod while the other one is made of metal grid

Multiplexer

Reuse existing 8 channel multiplexer

Control Box

The Control Box is for Automatic Door

Power Supply for IR Illumination

Shocker is supported by a 110 V power supply.

IR Light Panel is powered by a 12 V power supply

Camera is powered by a 12 power supply.

Multiplexer is S audio cab of the isolation box.

The speaker is connected to the amplifier by TRS cable.

Treadscan dual system for Mouse and Rat:

Treadscan dual system for Mouse and Rat

TreadScan software for Gait Analysis

Educational Perpetual License

TopScan Suite Software HR

TopScan Suite Software HR

Real Time and High Throughput, Perpetual Educational License

Dell Precision Workstation

T5820 3.6 GHZ, 16 GB RAM, 1 TB, 24 monitor

Training

Two-day course (including help with installation)

Specifications

A.) Weights

Rat CPP

100 LBS

Mouse CPP

75 LBS