INTRODUCTION
PURSUANT TO FAR Subpart 5.2-Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions, THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT TO ACTION.

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Office of Acquisitions on behalf of the The National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) intends to negotiate and award a contract for micromanipulators.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE
The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334516 with a Size Standard of 1,000 employees

REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses of the Federal Acquisition Requlation (FAR) in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-98, 31 May, 2018.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT
This notice of proposed acquisition is posted as an intent to award a purchase order on a non-competitive basis to:

Sutter Instruments
One Digital Drive
Nocato, CA 94949

The MP-285 micromanipulators from Sutter Instruments have programmable trajectories, smooth-motion and low electrical noise. Other manipulators do not offer these essential programmable features needed for our particular experiments (which are typically conducted in the dark).

Project Description
Smooth-motion, low noise, programmable micromanipulators to achieve stable electrical recordings from pairs of neurons in the mammalian retina.

Purpose and Objectives
The goal is to uncover and study functional connectivity in the mammalian retina. Neuronal structures are highly sensitive to mechanical perturbation, and thus a pair of smooth-motion micromanipulators are critical for achieving paired recordings from retinal interneurons

Period of Performance
Delivery 30 days from date of award.

CLOSING STATEMENT
This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice.

Responses to this notice must include sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities of providing the product or service. The price quote shall include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery days after contract award, delivery terms, prompt payment discount terms, F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), product or catalog number(s); product description; and any other information or factors that may be considered in the award decision. Such factors may include: past performance; special features required for effective program performance; trade-in considerations; probable life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item; warranty considerations; maintenance availability; and environmental and energy efficiency considerations.

In addition the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov."
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.

All responses must be received by 9:00 AM on July 13, 2018 and must reference number NINDS-NOI-18-007146.

Responses must be submitted electronically to Sneha Singh, [email protected] and must reference the solicitation number NINDS-NOI-18-001746, on your electronic request. FAX requests are not accepted.

"All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency."