Purchase of a Brand Name or Equal fluorescence spectrophotometer.
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 75N91024Q00147
- Agency
-
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Cancer Institute (NCI) is seeking to procure a brand name or equal fluorescence spectrophotometer. The required instrument must have specific features including two gratings, a xenon light source, a photomultiplier tube detector, temperature control, and precise control over polarization and integration time. This equipment will be used for experiments examining enzymes and structural proteins involved in cancer progression. The procurement will be a Firm Fixed-Price Purchase Order with a 60-day delivery timeline and one-day on-site training. The estimated cost for the replacement instrument is approximately $60,000.
This requirement is to replace an existing obsolete spectrophotometer and interface with the NCI's current equipment and processes, so procuring a different instrument would not meet the government's needs. There is no set-aside designation, and the NAICS code is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The Sources Sought notice was posted on July 16, 2024 with responses due by July 22, 2024, but this is for market research only and does not obligate the government to award a contract.
Notice text
The following product features/characteristics are required for this requirement:
The fluorescence spectrophotometry will be used for experiments examining the function of enzymes and structural proteins involved in cell behaviors which contribute to cancer progression. The following minimum product features/characteristics are required:
• Two Czerny-Thompson gratings, one optimized for UV and the second optimized for VIS/NIR
• Xenon ozone-free light source with range from 230 nm to NIR
• Detector
o R928P Photomultiplier tube with a 200 to 870 spectral range
o Photon counting
o Detection range of 6 orders of magnitude
• Peltier-temperature controlled 4 position cuvette holder with
o -15 C to 100 C temp range
o Automated temperature control including temperature ramping
o Controlled for obtaining time dependent changes for kinetic analysis
• Integration times ranging from 1 ms to 160 s
• Band pass filters that are continuously adjustable from 0 to 30 nm
• Dual Glan-Thompson polarizers software controlled to automatically set angles, place and remove polarizers from the light path
• Sensivity: water Raman peak signal to noise ratio equal to or greater than 10,000:1
• Controlled by a monitor and computer using Windows 10 or higher.
This equipment is replacing like equipment the NIH NCI program had and interfaces with equipment already in place. Procuring different equipment does not meet the needs of the government due to interfacing and will only lead to testing backlogs and delays in cancer research.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SON - Spectrophotometer - Sources Sought.docx | DOCX document | |
| SON - Spectrophotometer - Sources Sought.docx | DOCX document | |
| Sources Sought Notice - Spectrophotometer.docx | DOCX document |
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