PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROPOSED ACQUISITION
National Eye Institute / National Institute of Health
Announcement/Number: EE20-005223
Post Date: August 21, 2020
Closing Response Date: August 31, 2020
Proposed Award Date: September 2, 2020
Project Title: Digitizer
Contracting Office: National Eye Institute, Building 31, Room 6A52
Contact Point/Contracting Officer/Contract Specialist: Elaine Estrella, estrellaek@mail.nih.gov
North American Classification System (NAICS) Code (include): 334515
Classification Code: Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The National Eye Institute (NEI) is working with collaborators at FDA to deploy two adaptive optics optical coherence modules in duplicate at both sites. The design for the electronics components will utilize the digitizer. Since we are pairing this with a custom high speed Fourier Domain Mode Locking (FDML) light source from Optores, Optores concluded in their a specific digitizer part is needed as part of the electronics design on the subsystem within the next generation adaptive optics instrument being built.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATION:
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CLIN |
Manufacturer |
Description |
Unit |
Qty |
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1-3 |
AlazarTech |
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Each |
1 |
PAYMENT
Payment will be made 30 days after internal receiving in NIH system.
AWARD TYPE
Firm Fixed
DELIVERY
NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE/ NIH
CENTER DRIVE
BLDG 10 RM 10C404
BETHESDA, MD 20892
BASIS OF AWARD
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract acquisition based upon responses to the notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed. Information provided will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for the potential requirement and may lead to the development of a solicitation. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public in Federal Business Opportunities in accordance with the FAR Part 5. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any nonproprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
Closing Statement: This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. 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
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.
All responses must be received by August 30, 2020 and must reference number EE20-005223. Responses may be submitted electronically to estrellaek@mail.nih.gov or hand delivered in person. Fax responses will not be accepted.
“All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.”