21-005005

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Post Date/ Solicitation Issue Date
Closing Response Date
Proposed Award Date
Project Title
2-axis computer-controlled stepping motor stage system to interface with Neurolucida software.
Contracting Office
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Contact Points

Primary Contract Specialist

Cheryl
Leone
cleone@mail.nih.gov
NAICS Code Number
333314
Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
Small Business Size Standard
500
FPDS Classification Code
6640
Delivery of Goods
30 days after award
Set-Aside Status
Not Set Aside
Competition Status
Brand Name or Equal
Brand Name
Zeiss
Rationale/ Salient Characteristics
The purpose of the acquisition is to replace a microscope stage system on an existing Zeiss microscope. The stage is a 2-axis stepping motor system that is controlled by a Neurolucida program

• 2-axis computer-controlled stepping motor system
• 4"x3" XY stepping stage with linear encoders
• (0.05um resolution, <3um accuracy)
• joystick, slide holder
• 2-axis external stage controller with interface to PC
• stage cables and connector hardware
• interfaced with Neurolucida software
Background/Description of Requirement
We have used MBF Bioscience Neurolucida software interfaced with Zeiss Microscopes and motor driven stages to develop the ability to image through every section of the mouse brains to provide a system-level analysis of neural circuit organization. The Neurolucida software interfaces with the camera, microscope and stage drive to acquire multiple fluorescent images at high resolution in a grid matrix that is assembled to provide a “seamless” montage image. Image data acquired and analyzed with this software is used in research publications from the Section

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