POTS22-006479

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Post Date/ Solicitation Issue Date
Closing Response Date
Proposed Award Date
Project Title
Nano2+Stim - 32ch Stim & Record FE (connector)
Contracting Office
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Contact Points

Primary Contract Specialist

Tam
Ngo
ngot@nih.gov
Nano2+Stim - 32ch Stim & Record FE (connector) used in ripple system to record brain activity.

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 object recognition. Such understanding is part of the mission of the NIMH. We already bought two ripple systems two years ago, and now the system needs a new connector to record and stimulate.

Ripple connctors listed herein is available from only one source, and competition is precluded for the reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available.
Small Business Size Standard
Small Business
Delivery of Goods
90 days after award of contract
Set-Aside Status
Full Set Aside
Set-Aside Type
Small Business (SB)
Competition Status
Brand Name Only
Single-Sole Source Determination
The essential characteristics of the optical stimulation array for implantation in nonhuman primates that limit the availability to a sole source is the Ripple system was purchased two years ago and they are the only manufacturers to be able to produce the required connector which is essential for our lab to record brain activity. Only this suggested source can furnish the requirements, to the exclusion of other sources, because this system is entirely proprietary.
Background/Description of Requirement

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Laboratory of Neuropsychology investigates fundamental brain functions such as visual object recognition. We seek to understand the circuitry responsible for visual processing. By expanding and refining genetic techniques first used in rodents, our group has developed new tools for nonhuman primates. This purchase will allow us to apply these new optogenetic tools. It will lead to a deeper understanding of the neural circuitry underlying visual processing and provide new insights relevant to psychological health and disorders.

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.