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- Country: USA
- Summary: Notice of Intent to Sole Source- Super Resolution Microscope
- UST Ref No: 123917516
- Deadline: 19 Aug 2025
- Competition: ICB
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: Public
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: NB644020-25-01702
- Purchaser's Detail :
- Description :
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Notice of Intent to Sole Source
Agency Name: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST
Description: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to award a sole-source contract to Oxford NanoImaging Inc of San Diego CA, for a Super Resolution Microscope. The Biosystems and Biomaterials Division (BBD) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology requires a super-resolution microscopy system for the quantitative, spatial measurement of biological molecules in viruses, viral vectors, biological nanoparticles, and living cells. This need has three critical criteria, one related to the required capabilities and two related to safety, for integration into existing laboratory engineering safety controls and for the laser safety of the system itself. BBD has considered conventional format microscope systems that can deliver the needed measurement capabilities and found none that include both necessary safety criteria. BBD has also considered non-conventional format, integrated microscopy systems and found that only the Oxford Nanoimaging ONI Nanoimager instrument meets all three critical criteria of the Government's need.
Justification: This sole-source procurement is justified under FAR 6.302-1, as Oxford NanoImaging is the only responsible source capable of providing the Super Resolution Microscope due to critical criteria 1, the system must be imaging based with brightfield and fluorescence modes hardware capabilities for 100x magnification, epifluorescence illumination, highly inclined and laminated optical sheet (HILO) fluorescence illumination, and total internal reflectance fluorescence (TIRF) illumination. These criteria are necessary for the single system to be capable of providing required measurements across the nanometer to micrometer length scales presented by the range of biological materials BBD currently needs to measure and characterize. Critical criteria 2, the system must be compatible w... - Documents :
Purchaser : COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION 100 BUREAU DR., GAITHERSBURG , MD 20899, USA
Primary Point of Contact: Don Graham, deg@NIST.GOV, Phone Number 3019758567
Email :deg@nist.gov
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