Grapevine 320 Channel Recording System Components

The essential characteristics of the Grapevine Trek NIP (Neural Interface Processor) and associated parts that limit the availability to a sole source are their full compatibility with the front end components (neural amplifier front end, analog front end and digital front end) of the Ripple LLC data acquisition system. Only this suggested source can furnish the requirements, to the exclusion of other sources, because the NIP recording system is a highly integrated and proprietary sytem. No other hardware from another vendor can be interchanged with the Ripple components, no other vendor can reproduce the proprietary equipment. Note that proprietary solutions are universal in large-scale commercial neurophysiology recording systems, so the Ripple system is not unusual in this respect.
The material must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit, and function) with existing systems presently installed. The current equipment is Ripple Nano2 front end amplifiers and Ripple analog and digital front end amplifiers, and the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing parts to create a complete operational system by direct connection with existing components.

Awarded contract 75N95021P00197 to RIPPLE, LLC for 57190.00 on 2021-05-11.