Dense Microelectrode Arrays for Single Unit Recording

Solicitation: HHS-NIH-NIDA-NOI-19-005801

Title: Dense Microelectrode Arrays for Single Unit Recording

INTRODUCTION
PURSUANT TO FAR Subpart 5.2-Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions, THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT TO ACTION.

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) intends to intends to solicit by a request for quotation from Blackrock Microsystems, LLC for award on or around August 1, 2019. The purpose of this purchase order will be to provide the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) with dense microelectrode arrays for single unit recording.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE
The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334510 - Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing with a Size Standard of 1250.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses of the Federal acquisition Requlation (FAR) in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019-01, December 20, 2018.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements. FAR Subpart 13.106-1 (b) Soliciting from a single Source provides that: For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold,
Contracting officers may solicit from one source IF the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name OR industrial mobilization).

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

Purpose and Objectives
The purpose of this order is to procure dense microelectrode arrays for single unit recording. The National Institutes of Mental Health's Laboratory of Neuropsychology investigates higher brain functions such as object identification and memory, and related functions such as reward seeking. Recent advances in technology permit recording from large numbers of neurons simultaneously, which opens the doors to new analytic approaches. The power of these approaches depends upon the number of electrodes that can be recorded simultaneously. The Laboratory of Neuropsychology requires dense microelectrode arrays for single unit recording that can record from 96 electrodes simultaneously and allows clustering multiple arrays into a custom dense array system. The use of dense arrays will lead to a deeper understanding of neural systems (circuits) of the brain, providing new insights relevant to physiological and psychological health and disease.

Delivery or Deliverables
Please see the attached Purchase Description for further details.

CLOSING STATEMENT
THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.

Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.www.sam.gov."

All responses must be received by Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at Noon, Eastern Standard Time, and reference number HHS-NIH-NIDA-NOI-19-005801. Responses may be submitted electronically to Robin Knightly, Contract Specialist, at Robin.Knightly@nih.gov.

Fax responses will not be accepted.

Extensions to the deadline will not be granted.

Please contact Robin Knightly, Contract Specialist, at Robin.Knightly@nih.gov or (301) 827-5302 with any questions.

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