24-003162

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Post Date/ Solicitation Issue Date
Closing Response Date
Proposed Award Date
Project Title
pE-800 System with a Liquid Light Guide
Contracting Office
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Contact Points

Primary Contract Specialist

Cheryl
Leone
cleone@mail.nih.gov

Secondary Contracting Officer

Dionne
Draper
dionne.draper@nih.gov
NAICS Code Number
334516
Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
Small Business Size Standard
$1000
FPDS Classification Code
6640
Delivery of Goods
30 days ARO
Competition Status
Brand Name Only
Vendor Name
Scientifica LLC
Address
9 Trenton Lakewood Road
Suite 5
Clarksburg, NJ 08510
Single-Sole Source Determination
The essential characteristics of the CoolLED pE-800 system with a liquid light guide that limit the availability to a sole source is our fluorescence photometry/digital imaging system requires a light source with ranges of different wavelengths, depending on the fluophores used. The pE-800 system is the only system we utilized in our lab. Purchasing another similar system would cause irreparable harm to our ongoing experiments and research. We require the same equipment in order to compare the data that has been collected thus far as well as the data collected by our collaborators which would allow for substantially more powerful studies.
Background/Description of Requirement
  1. Salient Characteristics: 
  • 8 selectable channels offer versatility with any channels selectable simultaneously at 100%
  • Individual control of selected LED wavelengths reduces background noise
  • Broad spectrum from 365-740 nm, covering DAPI-Cy7
  • Industry-leading <7 µs TTL triggering for high-speed imaging
  • Sequence Runner for software control with speed of TTL
  • Removable inline excitation filter holders: no moving parts for high-speed imaging
  • Software, TTL, analogue control options for optimized illumination
  • Optimized irradiance control in 1% steps (2-100 %) and fine control from 0-2 %
  • Light delivery via liquid Light Guide for maximum compatibility
  1. Background Information and Objective: Fluorescence photometry/digital imaging system requires a light source with ranges of different wavelengths, depending on the fluophores used. Traditionally, light was generated by Mercury burner, which was then optically filtered for the wavelength needed.

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