Plexon

Closed Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
NIH-OD-SS-2024-06-25
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Eye Institute, has published a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source contract for the purchase of four identical data acquisition systems manufactured by Plexon. This notice is being issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1, which allows for sole source procurement when there is only one responsible source.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to provide an opportunity for any responsible sources to demonstrate their ability to fulfill the requirement and potentially compete for the contract. The key deadlines are that any responses demonstrating capability must be submitted by 12:00 pm local time in Washington, DC on June 27, 2024. While this is a sole source opportunity, the government is open to considering alternative sources if they can provide the requested items. The eligibility criteria is that respondents must provide sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement, which includes the specific components and software listed in the notice.

Notice text

This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract and is NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Eye Institute, intends to issue a sole award for the purchase of four identical data acquisition systems (1 per rig) manufactured by Plexon.  The resulting award will be a sole source award. The proposed contract action is for components for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement demonstrating the ability to provide the requested items or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government if received by Thursday, June 27. 2024, at 12:00 pm, local time, Washington, DC.

Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bonafide capability to fulfill
the requirement. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. NIH will not be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis.

Contact Shanell Bradley NLT 2:30 PM EST on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at shanell.bradley@nih.gov to request any relevant information or documentation, and to submit questions. All documentation and questions submitted by 2:30 PM EST on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, will be forwarded to the Technical Point of Contact for evaluation.

Specifications: 

94208 OmniPlex Chassis RM-AUXIOe

94220-512 Digital Headstage Processor DHP/512

94219-512 OmniPlex DHP SW/512

93250-001 SiNAPS OmniPlex Bundle B

93223 Corticale license

80006-006 Plexon System Controller for SiNAPS Recording and performance Sorting

94015-001 MON- 32 

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