SAM #75N98026Q00667

NCI Acquisition of Echo REVOLVE R4 Fluorescence Microscope for Advanced Cell Imaging

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), HIV & AIDS Malignancy Branch (HAMB), is seeking to acquire a specialized fluorescence microscope to support advanced cell imaging research: - Government Buyer: - National Cancer Institute (NCI), HIV & AIDS Malignancy Branch (HAMB) - Project Officer: Robert Yarchoan - Office: 10 Center Drive, Room 5A29 - OEM Highlight: - Echo (manufacturer of the REVOLVE R4 microscope) - Products/Services Requested: - REVOLVE R4 Upright & Inverted Capability fluorescence microscope - Standalone system with five imaging channels (including three fluorescent channels) - 5 MP CMOS Monochrome Camera, 12 MP Color Camera, 12.9" Liquid Retina Touch Display - Olympus 1.25x-100x Plan Achromat and Plan Apochromat lenses - Intelligent Nosepiece, Intuitive Touch Interface, Measurement Annotations - LED with 50,000 hour lifespan, proprietary software included - Quantity: 1 unit - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Sole-source justification due to proprietary software and unique technical specifications only met by the Echo Revolve R4 system - Essential for experiments involving viral protein interactions, gene expression, and advanced cell imaging - Estimated contract value: $45,943

Description

The Contractor shall provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to maintain and provide preventive maintenance for REVOLVE R4 Upright & Inverted Capability fluorescence microscope. This microscope and imager will allow all HAMB researchers to detect and capture fluorescent signals from cells, which is critical for a variety of routinely performed experiments such as assessing cell viability, expression of exogenously expressed genes, infection efficiency, localization of and interactions between cellular and viral proteins etc. We often utilize viruses encoding fluorescent genes, and this is an important part of our work. We need to assess the fluorescence of live-virus-infected cells, and it is thus important to have the equipment in our lab. The integrated camera will enable taking high quality images of the cells, so that they can be used for record-keeping and publications in scientific journals. 

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