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Primary Contract Specialist
Secondary Contracting Officer
Leuven
3001, Belgium
The essential characteristics of the additional Neuropixels that limit the availability to a sole source are electrodes with 4416 recording sites, 45 mm length, 384 simultaneous channels, 100% compatible with HS_1000 head stage. Only this suggested source can furnish the requirements, to the exclusion of other sources, because this new technology, developed by a consortium of companies and institutions, is fabricated and sold by only one vendor.
The material or service must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit, and function) with existing systems presently installed. The current equipment is Neuropixels 1.0 PXIe acquisition system (PXIe_1000), and the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system by ZIF ribbon connection to Neuropixels 1.0 head stage (HS_1000).
The new items are "direct replacement" parts / components for existing equipment.
The acquisition is to obtain additional electrodes for recording signals within the brains of research animals. The electrodes record from cells and provide information about brain function.
The essential characteristics of the additional Neuropixels that limit the availability to a sole source are electrodes with 4416 recording sites, 45 mm length, 384 simultaneous channels, 100% compatible with HS_1000 head stage. Only this suggested source can furnish the requirements, to the exclusion of other sources, because this new technology, developed bya consortium of companies and institutions, is fabricated and sold by only one vendor.
The material or service must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit, and function) with existing systems presently installed. The current equipment is Neuropixels 1.0 PXIe acquisition system (PXIe_1000), and the new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system by ZIF ribbon connection to Neuropixels 1.0 head stage (HS_1000).
The new items are "direct replacement" parts / components for existing equipment.
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.