Confocal laser scanning microscopy system

The National Institutes of Health National Institute on Drug Abuse seeks to procure a confocal laser scanning microscopy system through solicitation number 75N95021Q00223. The system must meet detailed technical specifications provided in Attachment 1, including components from Leica Microsystems. Quotations are due by September 16, 2021 and will be evaluated based on technical capability, delivery and installation plans, service support, warranty, and price. Award is targeted for March 8, 2022 under firm-fixed price terms to the offeror providing the best value.

There is no set-aside designation. The confocal laser scanning microscopy system will be used by the Neuromuscular and Neurogenetic Disorders of Childhood Section at the National Institutes of Health campus in North Bethesda, Maryland. The selected contractor must deliver, install, and provide onsite training within 90 and 30 days of receipt of order, respectively. Components are warranted for periods of five years for optical and mechanical parts and three years for computer equipment from installation date.