Purchase Several Equipment for Constructing a Portable Microscope System

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Background The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is initiating a project titled 'Detection of biosensors in living animals' aimed at constructing a Portable Multiphoton Microscope. This microscope will be used for detecting biosensors related to various parameters in living animals. The essential equipment required for this project is manufactured by Becker and Hickl (B&H), GmbH in Germany and is distributed in the United States by Boston Electronics, which is the sole sales representative for B&H. Work Details The contract involves the procurement of several specific pieces of equipment necessary to build the Portable Multiphoton Microscope. The required items include: - 1 Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting (TCSPC) module SPC-130NIXX - 1 Hybrid photon detector HPM-100-40 and its control module DCC-100 - 1 Picosecond Laser BDS-SM-980-FBE bundled with single-mode fiber optic - 1 Beamsplitter unit and its accessories - 1 GVD-120PCIE module for laser scanning. Period of Performance The geographic location(s) the product will be delivered to or performed at Place of Performance To be delivered to 5625 Fishers Ln, with Staff Scientist Tuan Nguyen at LBQB as the point of contact. Bidder Requirements This opportunity is set aside for small businesses (Small Business Set Aside - Total). Bidders must be authorized distributors or OEMs of Becker and Hickl products. Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail) This opportunity appears to have a confirmed incumbent based on prior NIH purchase orders awarded to 49chestnut for Becker & Hickl (B&H) TCSPC power packages, detectors, and related components supplied through Boston Electronics (e.g., 75N94023P00562 valued at $75,400 and 75N94024P00391 valued at $67,523). The current requirement similarly calls for B&H-specific microscope-building hardware including a TCSPC module (SPC-130NIXX) and photon detection components (HPM-100-40 with DCC-100), along with other optical/laser scanning modules that are consistent with completing or expanding the same portable multiphoton microscope system.