Electronics Fluorescence Lifetime System

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and 
Development (NICHD), in support of the work of the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and 
Kidney Disease (NIDDK),  is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical 
capability of qualified small businesses, including 8(a) small businesses, small disadvantaged 
businesses, woman-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or 
HUBZone small businesses capable of providing the following (1) new Boston Electronics Fluorescence 
Lifetime System.

The objective of this purchase is to obtain the ability to understand the physiological neural and 
network dynamics of brain cells modulating feeding behavior, which are imperative in the mission of 
NIDDK to combat obesity and diabetes. A major obstacle in our overall comprehension of these neural 
circuits is the inability to monitor neuromodulation and intracellular molecular signals in real 
time in a live animal. The purpose of this requirement is to acquire a two-color fluorescence 
lifetime acquisition system that would satisfy three needs for the Lutas Lab: 1) provide immediate 
applicability via turnkey, reliable equipment; 2) allow for multiplexing of picosecond-pulse lasers 
to perform two-color fluorescence lifetime measurements; and 3) provide control and analysis 
software that is easy to use and is reliable.
REQUIRED FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS
TCSPC Module & R0 Routing Connection Detector and Control
Laser Multiplexing Controllers Laser Controllers
Laser Modules
Optional PC and Remote Set-Up
Task Area 1 – Delivery time will be no more than 3 months from when Purchase Order has been sent to 
the vendor

Task Area 2 – Installation assistance will be provided virtually, no later than 2 weeks after 
delivery, unless postponed by request of the government.

Task Area 3 – Warranty will be provided by the manufacturer and serviced by their local service 
engineer(s), which will be no less than 1 year from completion of installation, covering all 
deliverables, labor, labor and travel, minus consumables.

Task Area 4 – Training will be provided to lab members on the use and capabilities on a scheduled 
(on appointment) basis only.

Interested small business firms with the capability and authorization of providing all the required 
products and services/support shall submit a capability statement to assist the Government in 
determining in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.502-2(b)whether this 
procurement will be set-aside for any of the programs described above.
The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) 
code 334516 with a size standard of 1000 employees.  All respondents are requested to identify 
their firm’s size and type of business.  Interested firms responding to this market survey must 
provide (a) capability statement demonstrating their experience, skills and capability to fulfill 
the Government’s requirements for the above. All respondents must include delivery timeframe.
The capability statement shall be in sufficient enough detail, so that the Government can determine

the experience and capability of your firm to provide the products and service/support above. All 
respondents must be an authorized reseller and must provide documentation confirming authorization 
and certified capability from the manufacturer to resell/distribute/provide all items/components 
etc. and services (i.e. training, installation) identified in this notice. Responses  to this 
notice without this confirmation from the manufacturer will not be considered as valid.  A copy of 
the capability statement must be received via email to verne.griffin@nih.gov prior to 11:00
a.m. eastern standard time on May 5, 2022.   Attn:  Verne Griffin. Capability statement must 
reference solicitation# NICHD-22-094. Submission by email must also reference solicitation # 
NICHD-22-094 on the subject line of the email.  Any questions must be sent via email to 
verne.griffin@mail.nih.gov and must include solicitation# NICHD-22-094 on the subject line of 
email.

DISCLAIMER AND IMPORTANT NOTES: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or 
otherwise pay for the information provided in this response. The Government reserves the right to 
use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. 
Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and 
sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to 
perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge 
receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any 
information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre- solicitation synopsis and 
solicitation may be published in System for Award Management at
www.sam.gov .