SAM #75N98026Q00476

NIH Procurement of Evident Scientific VS200 Automated Slide Scanner and Components for Alzheimer's Research

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking to procure an Evident Scientific VS200 Automated Slide Scanner and a comprehensive suite of associated components to support Alzheimer's research at the Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (CARD). - Government Buyer: - National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions, Office of Logistics and Multiple Acquisition Operations - OEM Highlight: - Evident Scientific is the specified Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for all primary products - Products and Quantities: - 1 x VS200 Slide Scanner Unit for Automatic Loading (VS200-BU-LV2) - 1 x VS200 Slide Loader System (VS200-LOADER-V2) - 1 x UPLXAPO40X Objective (UPLXAPO40X) - 1 x UPLXAPO10X Objective (UPLXAPO10X) - 1 x VS200 Slide Loader Installation Fee (VS200-L-INSTALL) - 1 x VS200 Accessory Kit (VS20-ACCV2-KIT) - 1 x VS200 Shipping Fee (VS20-SHIP) - 1 x U-FDICT Cube Housing with Fixed Analyzer filter cube (U-FDICT) - 1 x VS200 Fluorescence Set Standard (VS20-FS) - 1 x Spectrasplit 7 Filter Set (KRO-SS7) - 1 x U-FF Empty Filter Cube (U-FF empty filter cube) - 1 x X-Cite NOVEM-L (385nm), XT920, unit only (OEX-XT920) - 1 x U-LLGAD Microscope Adapter for Liquid Light Guide (U-LLGAD) - 1 x 3 mm x 1500 mm X-Cite 120 Liquid Light Guide (805-00038) - 1 x VS20S-CONV-EL Image Converter (VS20S-CONVEL) - 1 x 9100 Series Vibration Control Workstation (KS-9102-23-22) - 1 x Air Compressor, Low Noise, 110V (OVP-ACWS) - 1 x ORCA-Fusion BT Back-Thinned Gen-III sCMOS Camera (OH-FUSION-BT) - Notable Requirements: - Brand-name only procurement for Evident Scientific to ensure compatibility with existing research data, image formats, and analysis pipelines - The system must support brightfield, darkfield, and fluorescence imaging modalities - No substitutions or alternative products will be accepted due to the need for methodological continuity in ongoing longitudinal studies - Place of Performance/Delivery: - National Institute on Aging, Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias, Bethesda, MD - Period of Performance: - Delivery required within three months after receipt of purchase order

Description

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.(ii) The solicitation number is 75N98026Q00476. This solicitation is issued as a Notice of Intent (NOI) for a non-competitive combined synopsis/solicitation to award a contract or purchase order without providing for full and open competition (brand-name).This acquisition is conducted under the authority of FAR 12.603, Streamlined Solicitation for Commercial Products or Commercial Services, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Additional authority includes 41 U.S.C. 1901 and FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii).The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions, intends to negotiate and award a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order on a non-competitive basis to Evident Scientific, 48 Woerd Avenue, Waltham, MA 02453, for an Evident Scientific VS200 Automated Slide Scanner and associated components in support of the National Institute on Aging, Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (CARD).The VS200 Automated Slide Scanner is required to ensure methodological continuity across multi-year research initiatives investigating potential therapeutic targets in Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias. The Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias is conducting ongoing longitudinal studies using the VS200 Automated Slide Scanner (reference POTS Requisition 21-005574). Existing research data, image formats (VSI), and analysis pipelines are specific to the VS200 system. Substitution with a different scanner model would require re-processing of prior imaging data and recalibration of quantitative image analysis parameters, introducing inconsistencies in longitudinal data comparability and invalidating statistical power of ongoing studies.

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