The National Institutes of Health needs a small business to provide a stage top incubator for live cell imaging with a Leica Stellaris STED microscope.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need?
- The stage top incubator must have two feedback modes, chamber temperature or specimen temperature, while continuously monitoring the room temperature to maintain specimen temperature within set point anywhere between 25 � 50 degrees Celsius.
- It must also have a built-in digital gas mixer controller that accepts 100% CO2 from lab supply to regulate CO2 concentration at the sample, with a CO2 range of 5.0 to 20% with real-time sample feedback.
- Humidity is actively controlled with an internal humidifier to sense sample chamber humidity.
- The electrically heated stage top incubator chamber must have magnets for easy interchange of specimen holders, including inserts for 35 mm coverglass dish, 50/60mm coverglass dish, chamber slide, coverglass chamber, and open frame insert for imaging multi-well chambers.
- A flexible heated collar that accommodates a range of objective lens diameters must also be included.
- What's the contract structure and timeline?
- The notice doesn't say.
- How will they pick the winner?
- The notice doesn't say.
- When and how do you bid?
- The notice doesn't say.
Who can apply
- Any certified small business may apply.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
Primary point of contact
Name
John Burton
Email
burtonjo@mail.nih.gov