Inverted microscope
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 75F40124Q123689
- Agency
- FDA Office of Acquisition and Grant Services Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333310 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Jefferson, Arkansas 72079, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Warren Dutter warren.dutter@fda.hhs.gov (301) 796-2486
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) is seeking to procure an inverted microscope system through a Request for Quote (RFQ). The microscope is required to observe cell morphology and health, acquire fluorescence images, and document experimental results. The solicitation details the minimum technical requirements for the inverted microscope system, including motorized stage, objective lenses, illumination, camera, and software. Offerors must provide sufficient technical information to demonstrate their proposed solution meets the requirements, as well as an Accessibility Conformance Report if any items do not fully conform to Section 508 standards. The lowest-priced technically acceptable offer will be awarded a firm-fixed-price contract.
The solicitation is not set aside for any specific business size or type. The place of performance is Jefferson, AR 72079, USA. No information is provided about potential incumbents or current contractors, and the solicitation does not specify any award value or budget range.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
Solicitation: 75F40124Q123689 - Questions and Answers
Summary: The purpose is to answer Contractor-posed questions to the solicitation.
The questions posed does not merit extending the quote deadline. As a result, the response date will remain unchanged.
Questions and Answers:
Question #1: Requirement 1 states a motorized stage and Requirement 3 states manual focus; is the turret for the filters listed in Requirement 8 manual or motorized? What about the nosepiece?
Answer: Both turret and nosepiece shall be motorized
Question #2: Requirement 2: Shall have 5X, 10X, 20X, 40X and 63X Objectives
- Is the 63x listed to be oil immersion or dry?
- Are any of these objectives to be phase capable and if so which ones?
Answer: 1. 63X shall be a dry objective; 2. All of the objectives shall be able to do phasecontrast.
Question #3: Requirement 5: Shall be capable of Differential Interference Contrast (DIC)
- Which objectives are to be DIC capable?
- Is this manual or motorized DIC?
Answer: 1. 10X and 20X should be DIC capable; 2. Shall be manual.
Update #1 ·
See attached Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 75F40124Q123689.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Inverted microscope | Solicitation | |
| Inverted microscope, plus four (4) option years of Post-warranty Preventive Maintenance and Repair Services | Pre-Solicitation |
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