NAICS Code: 334516 The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development's (ORD), intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Nikon Instruments Inc for the purchase of a Total Internal Reflection Microcopysystem.The EPA requires a company with the unique capability of having an internal closed-loop encoded Z-focus with step size of 0.25um; PFS (Perfect Focus System) laser based auto-focus for long term live cell imaging; Selectable Slit Apertures to optimize intensity; 22mm Field of View for full Widefield Visual and Detector Imaging. The system must interface with a spectral imaging confocal microscope and be fully compatible with all hardware and software elements of that confocal microscope.However, any firm believing itself capable of meeting EPA's requirement may submit detailed technical documentation to establish the potential of complying with the specifications. Such documentation must be submitted to the point of contact by 4:00 pm on the posting due date shown above. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered only for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed on a sole source basis. The applicable NAICS code is 334516. Please submit your request in writing to Courtney Whiting by e-mail to [email protected] . No telephone requests or request by fax will be honored.

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