22-006452

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Post Date/ Solicitation Issue Date
Closing Response Date
Proposed Award Date
Project Title
LED arrays for nonhuman primates
Contracting Office
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Contact Points

Primary Contract Specialist

Cheryl
Leone
cleone@mail.nih.gov

Secondary Contracting Officer

Dionne
Draper
dionne.draper@nih.gov
NAICS Code Number
33999
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Small Business Size Standard
500
FPDS Classification Code
6640
Estimated Period of Performance
n/a
Delivery of Goods
60 days after award
Competition Status
Non-Competitive
Vendor Name
Blackrock Microsystems
Vendor Address
630 Komas Drive
Suite 200
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
Single-Sole Source Determination
The essential characteristics of the LED arrays for optogenetic modulation in nonhuman primates that limit the availability to a sole source are: 1) curvature compatible with implantation over perirhinal cortex; 2) precise control and timing of power output; 3) embedded thermal sensor; 4) proven performance for safety in nonhuman primates; and 5) gas sterilizable. Only this suggested source can furnish the requirements, to the exclusion of other sources, because these LED arrays are entirely proprietary – developed in collaboration with our research group for this specific application. Blackrock Microsystems is the only licensed vendor of this product.

This vendor’s product is the only commercial product tested in nonhuman primates. If a competing product is brought to market, it would have to be tested in nonhuman primates before consideration. Through market research, we have found that no competing product or vendor exists.

Background/Description of Requirement
  1. The Laboratory of Neuropsychology (LN) in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) investigates higher brain functions such as object recognition and reward-guided learning. The goal of this project is to investigate relationships between brain areas and behavior. This work will be used to understand the complex neural circuitry that primates use for detecting novelty. Such understanding is part of the mission of the NIMH. This work requires specific custom flexible LED arrays to manipulate neuronal activity in the nonhuman primate brain via optogenetic receptor activation. 

 

1) Catalog # 10517: LED array pair (2)

2) Catalog #10047: curved potting (2)

3) Catalog #TBD: LED array single (1)

 

      1. Salient characteristics:
    2. 14 orange LEDs and 14 blue LEDs in chequerboard arrangement.
    3. All LEDs must be off when not being driven.
    4. Thermal sensor embedded in the perirhinal LED array.
    5. LEDs emit 50 mW light and can be driven in 1% increments.
    6. Proven safety for chronical subdural implantation in NHP.
    7. Potted with appropriate curvature to fit perirhinal cortex.
    8. Gas sterilizable.
    9. 36-pin, 0.025” pitch Omnetics connectors
    10. Arrays shall have a shelf life of at least 1 year

Interested parties may identify in writing their interest and capability in response to this requirement. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.

All responses must be received by closing date and must reference the announcement. Responses may be submitted electronically to the attention of the contract specialist. Fax responses will not be accepted.

All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.