This is a Sources Sought Announcement for The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Intramural Research Program (IRP) for which the agency is seeking to set-aside for small business. The agency requires an Olympus MVX10 Macroscope to include the following items: Qty Cat# Description1 7-D7006 DP72; 12.8MP Digital Color Camera, Pixels Shifting cooled1 7-DP2BSW2 DP2-BSW-E-V2.X; Camera Control SF TWR DP20, DP25, DP70, DP71 and DP721 2-U100H4WHN10X-H-1-2; 10X Eyepiece, FOC, BX, 1X HI EPNT, RET Shelf1 UYCP-11 UYCP-11; US Style 3-Prong Power Cord1 MVX-ZB10 MVX-ZB10; MVX10 Macro View Zoom Body, Z R 10:1 (0.63 to 6.31 3-MVX100 MVX-TTRS; MVX10 Tilting Trinocular Head1 5-MVX100 MVX-RFA; MVX Coaxial Fluorescence Illuminator 4 Position1 1-MVX063 MVXPLAPO 0.63XPF; 0.63X MVX Objective NA 0.15 WD 87MM1 1-MVX100 MVXPLAPO 1XPF; 1X MVX Objective NA 0.25 WD 65MM1 1-MVX200 MVXPLAPO 2XPF; 2X MVX Objective NA 0.50WD 20MM1 MVX-X011 MVX-FOF; MVX Fine Focusing Unit for MVX10 MacroView1 MVX-110 MVX-2RE; Two Position Revolving Nosepiece for MVX1 U-XL31000V2 31000V2XL; XL FL-Cube DAPI/HOECHST/AMCA1 U-XL49002 49002XL; XL FL-Cube ET-GFP FITC/CY2 EXET470/40X BST495LP EMET1 U-LX49008 49008XL; XL FL-CUBE ET-MCHERRY EXET560/40X BST585LP EMET6301 MVX-210 MVX-TVO .63CX; 0.63X C-MOUNT CAMERA ADAPTER1 S-07572 SZ2-SPBW; BLACK & WHITE REVERSIBLE STAGE PLATE W/ESD CAPABILITY1 S-0750 SP-C; CLEAR GLASS STAGE PLATE FOR STEREOS1 8-C407 12V50W HAL; 112V, 50W HALOGEN BULB, UISHO, IMT2, SZH-ILLD1 OMT-010 MT-010; LOGO CLOTH DUSTCOVER 11X25X26, ANTI-STATIC BX, 1X1 OEX-0331 P010-00154MVX; X-Cite 120Q FOR MVX.IRIS .3MM X 3M LLG.BULB1 OLPI-HYBRID LBX-HYBRID; BX HYBRID STAND WITH 18 OF Z TRAV.EQS: BXFM1 OLPI-HYB-SZX LPI-HYBRID-SZX; HYBRID STAND MOUNT FOR SZX2/MVX FOF1 OLPI-LMS340 BF/DF Transillumination base1 OLPI-LMS341 12V/50W variable power supply1 OLPI-WO6025791Stainless Steel Locating Base1 Shipping Fees Interested Small Business concerns should respond with a capability statement no later than July 29, 2009 with length no longer than 10 pages. Capability statements must reference similar work that has been performed by the contractor, the dollar value of that work, and contract information for references knowledgeable about the quality of work completed. All business concerns who respond to this announcement will receive notification of how NIH intends to proceed with this requirement. Please reference the sources sought number on all related correspondence. No collect calls will be accepted. No facsimile transmissions will be accepted. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on responses under this announcement. Any proprietary information should be so marked. This request is not to be construed as a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract, nor does the Government intend to pay for any information submitted as a result of this request. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any cost associated with submission of the information being requested or reimburse expenses incurred to interested parties for responses to this announcement. Interested organizations presenting a capability statement in response to this sources sought announcement must identify their size status and NAICS Codes Certifications. RESPONDENTS MUST SUBMIT CAPABILITY STATEMENT VIA E-MAIL to Carol Lindsay at [email protected] 251 Bayview Boulevard, Suite 200, BRC Bldg., Rm 04A326, Baltimore, MD 21224 no later than July 29, 2009, 12:00 PM Eastern Time for consideration. Please reference Solicitation # NIHDA2009129 on all submitted correspondence.

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