Brain Slice Electrophysiology Rig

Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Solicitation Number: 75N95020Q00283 Title: Brain Slice Electrophysiology Rig Classification Code: 6640 (LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES) NAICS Code: 541330 Description: This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. 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Background: The Neuronal Circuits and Behavior Unit (NCBU) of the Cellular Neurobiology Research Branch (CNRB), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), uses a combination of state-of-the-art optogenetic, electrophysiology, two-photon fluorescence endomicroscopy, immunohistochemistry, and behavioral assays to elucidate the neuronal basis of survival behaviors, such as feeding, and determine how these behaviors are disrupted in eating disorders and drug addiction. Attached-captioned Doric Lenses Inc. items are for Dr. Aponte s lab, which is applying molecular biology, behavioral assays, brain slice electrophysiology and in vivo endomicroscopy methods to molecularly-defined neuron populations. Each specific line item in the attached quotes has been thoroughly considered and found necessary by Dr. Aponte for her experiments. The Aponte lab requests a brain slice electrophysiology rig to accommodate ongoing experiments with animal models involved in the study of motivation and reward-responses, animal models of pain, such as neuropathic, visceral, and inflammatory, with and without opioid administration, animal models assessing consummatory and appetitive feeding behaviors, animal models assessing risk-taking behaviors, and animal models of addiction-related behaviors exhibited during opioid taking and withdrawal from drugs of abuse. Purpose and Objectives: NCBU requires an instrument with the following characteristics: Slicescope Pro 6000 with Two PatchStars Dovetail Probe Holder Electrobe Holding Bar LinLab II and Product Manuals USB 780nm LED System for SliceScope Contrast Tube Condenser Cover Condenser Immersion Oil 8cc Motorised Objective Changer (MOC) 4x Objective 40x Water Immersion Objective SliceScope Fluroscence Adapter Kit Fluroscence Turret mCherry/ Texas Red Filter Set GFP Filter Set ET Cy5 Filter Set pE-300 Ultra LLG Delivery Imaging Lens Package Prime BSI Express Multiclamp 700B Digidata 1550B0Low-Noise Data Acquisition System Electrophysiology software (Windows) Temperature Controller with Peltier Heater 120S/DM3 Pump Tygon Green/Green Tubing Quantity: (1) of each of the items Delivery Date: 8-10 weeks from date of award Delivery made to the following address: NIH/NIDA Intramural Research Program 251 Bayview Blvd, Suite 200, Room 06A705 Baltimore, MD 21224 +1 (555) 000-0000 (tel) Warranty: Full warranty to include one year full parts and labor. 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