This is a ‘Notice for Sources Sought' for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10-Market Research, and, is supplemented with additional information. This is not a solicitation and request for proposals, proposal abstracts, and quotations. This is not an invitation for bids. This Government Issuing Agency and Contracting Office, on behalf of the Government Requiring Agency, seeks to obtain information regarding the interest and capability of any qualified business source to successfully meet the Government's requirements described in this notice.

II. Business Interest and Capability:

The purpose of this ‘Sources Sought Notice' is to allow any interested and capable business to identify itself and its capabilities. Thus, the Government is seeking capability statements from capable businesses including, but not limited to, the following types: 8(a), Veteran-Owned Small Business, Services-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business and Large Business. A business shall use its capability statement to demonstrate that: 1. The business possesses the capabilities to successfully meet the Government's requirements described in this notice; and, 2. The business is competitive in terms of quality, delivery, and market prices. Based on the business responses received, or not received, to this notice, the Government's requirements may be solicited as a 100% Full-and-Open Competition or a type of set-aside.

III. Background:

The Unit on Neuroplasticity requires additional Med Associates Inc. sound attenuating cubicles for their existing operations behavior testing system to conduct scientific research. An acquisition will allow for complex behavior testing on additional animals simultaneously, by adding additional components to the existing Med Associates Inc. behavior testing system.

IV. Scope:

The Unit of Neuroplasticity's research project entails understanding the function of new neurons in the hippocampus. This behavioral system is utilized to conclude if animals with new neurons deficiencies, demonstrate impairments in motivation and/or complex learning. By expanding our existing behavioral testing system, we will accelerate the pace of our scientific research by the ability to test more rapidly, along with additional animals concurrently.

V. Work Requirements and Task Description:

The business shall demonstrate detailed knowledge, skill and abilities regarding the specification requirements as follows:

The business shall be able to provide the items according to the specification requirements as follows:

1.000 EA SG-6510D
Large Tabletop Cabinet and Power Supply
120V 60 Hz

1.000 EA DIG-700P2-R2
PCI Interface Package

4.000 EA ENV-018MD
Extra Tall MDF Sound Attenuating Cubicle
Interior: 22"W x 22"H x 16"D

4.000 EA ENV-008
Standard Modular Test Chamber for Rat

4.000 EA ENV-005
Stainless Steel Grid Floor for Rat or
Small Primate

4.000 EA ENV-005-QD
Quick Disconnect Grid Harness for Rat

8.000 EA ENV-112CM
Retractable Lever

8.000 EA ENV-221M
Stimulus Light, 1" White Lens, Mounted
on Modular Panel

4.000 EA ENV-202RM-S
Liquid Dipper with Dual Pellet/Dipper
Receptacle, Switchable Up or Down

4.000 EA ENV-254-CB
Head Entry Detector for Rat

4.000 EA ENV-203-20
Pedestal Mount Pellet Dispenser for
Mouse, 20 mg

4.000 EA ENV-224AM
Cage Speaker for Rat Chamber

4.000 EA ANL-926
Programmable Audio Generator

4.000 EA DIG-716P1
SmartCtrl, 4 Input / 8 Output Package

4.000 EA ENV-414S
Standalone Aversive Stimulator/Scrambler
115 V AC, 60 Hz

4.000 EA SG-219G-10
Shock Output Cable, DB-9/DB-9, 10'

4.000 EA SG-216A-10
10' (3.0 m) 3-Pin Mini-Molex Extension
Cable

3.000 EA ENV-022MD
Standard MDF Sound Attenuating Cubicle
Interior: 22"W x 15"H x 16"D

3.000 EA ENV-307W
Extra Wide Modular Test Chamber - Mouse

3.000 EA ENV-307W-GFW
Stainless Steel Grid Floor for Extra
Wide Modular Test Chamber for Mouse

3.000 EA ENV-307W-QD
Quick Disconnect Harness for Wide
Modular Mouse Chamber

6.000 EA ENV-312-2W
Retractable Ultra Sensitive Lever for
the Wide Mouse Modular Chamber

6.000 EA ENV-321W
Stimulus Light Module - Mouse, 1/4"
with Yellow LED

3.000 EA ENV-302RW-S
Switchable Dipper w/Dual Pellet Receptacle
for Wide Mouse Modular Chamber

3.000 EA ENV-303HDW
Pellet Receptacle Head Entry Detector
for Wide Mouse Modular Chamber

3.000 EA ENV-203-14P
Pedestal Pellet Dispenser for Mouse,
14 mg

3.000 EA ENV-324W
Cage Speaker for ENV-307W Wide Mouse
Chamber

3.000 EA ANL-926
Programmable Audio Generator

3.000 EA DIG-716P1
SmartCtrl, 4 Input / 8 Output Package

3.000 EA ENV-414S
Standalone Aversive Stimulator/Scrambler
115 V AC, 60 Hz

3.000 EA SG-219G-10
Shock Output Cable, DB-9/DB-9, 10'

3.000 EA SG-216A-10
10' (3.0 m) 3-Pin Mini-Molex Extension
Cable

VI. Period of Performance:

Delivery: 6 - 8 Weeks.

VII. Response:

Any interested and capable business shall submit its capabilities statement tailored to this ‘Sources Sought Notice'. The capabilities statement shall clearly define the interested business' capabilities using an Adobe PDF or Microsoft Office document which limited to 15 pages total. Any interested and capable business shall ensure that its response is accurate, complete, and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to assess the business' capabilities. The interested business' capabilities statement shall include the interested business' accurate and complete DUNS Number, Legal Business Name, "Doing Business as Name", Physical Address, Point of Contact Information, applicable North American Industry Classification System Code, Type of Business, and Business Size. Responses shall be submitted ONLY to [email protected] by the closing date of this ‘Sources Sought Notice'.

VIII. Legal Considerations:

The Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of a response or to provide feedback to a response to this ‘Sources Sought Notice". This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or order to a respondent to this notice or pay for the information provided by a respondent to this notice. A respondent whom provides classified, confidential, proprietary, or/and sensitive information, does so entirely at its own risk and without the Government being subject to liability. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by any respondent for any purpose the Government deems appropriate and lawful. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by any respondent for any later announcement, notice, solicitation or/and synopsis.