Neuropixels Electrodes Study
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- NIMH25000389
- Agency
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National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541713 Research and Development in Nanotechnology
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Place of performance
- Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the Department of Health and Human Services, is seeking Neuropixels Electrodes to support their research into reward-related behaviors in non-human primates. The specified electrodes must be capable of recording the electrical activity of hundreds of neurons simultaneously from deep brain structures such as the amygdala and ventral striatum. Key requirements include electrodes that can reach 45mm deep, have 2,000 to 4,000 contacts, and can record from over 380 channels concurrently. The government is particularly interested in small business sources and has set this procurement aside for that group. Responses to the Sources Sought notice are due by December 4, 2024, and the government will use the information gathered to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy, including potential set-asides.
This procurement is for 10 additional Neuropixels Electrodes to support both ongoing and upcoming experiments. Understanding the circuitry behind reward-related behavior is an essential component of the NIMH mission to understand and develop treatments for behavioral disorders. As the electrodes have a limited lifetime, this order aims to replenish the supply needed for the laboratory's research. No award will be made as a result of this notice, which is intended to identify qualified small business sources that can potentially fulfill this requirement.
Notice text
The Laboratory of Neuropsychology investigates higher brain functions such as learning, memory, and reward-related decision making. These studies require electrodes to explore deep structures in the nonhuman primate brain to evaluate the relationship between these structures and primate behavior. The exploration of brain regions known to contribute to reward-related behaviors requires electrodes designed to explore the exact regions under study. Disentangling the contributions of multiple regions requires the ability to recording the electrical activity of many neurons simultaneously. Simultaneous recording is especially important for reward-related circuitry, where computational models are used to guide the research. The specified purchase is for a electrodes able to reach deep structures in nonhuman primate, like the amygdala and ventral striatum. This new generation of electrodes can record from hundreds of neurons simultaneously. The specified electrodes are required for both ongoing experiments and upcoming ones. Understanding the circuitry behind reward-related behavior is an essential component of the NIMH mission to understand and develop treatments for behavioral disorders. Each electrode has a limited lifetime, so this order is for 10 additional Neuropixels.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| D_25-000389_Sources Sought.pdf |
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