Reviewed

High-power Ultrafast Fiber 920 nm Laser System (brand-name or equal)

Waiver type - Procurement: Nonavailability

Agency: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (7529) • Product Service Code (PSC) : 6640 | Last Modified: 08/09/2023

Procurement Summary

The NINDS DIR SMNU seeks to purchase a High-power ultrafast Fiber laser system Toptica Photonics FemtoFiber ultra 920 and FemtoFiber ultra 920 Option AOM (brand-name or equal) to be integrated with the NINDS owned MINI2P microscope to enhance quality images from the MINI2P platform allowing for research studies focusing on the synaptic plasticity in the Medial Entorhinal Cortex (MEC) during spatial learning.

Waiver Rationale Summary

Based on the Market Research, the Government was unable to identify domestically manufactured items meeting the Government’s need. Therefore, domestically manufactured items meeting the Government’s need are not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities and of a satisfactory quality.

Did / Will the solicitation include one of the standard BAA provisions announcing the agency’s intention to provide a price preference for domestic end products and construction material?

Yes

Was a sources sought or Request for Information issued?

Yes

OMB Determination

Consistent with Policy

Product

LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

NAICS

334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing

Date Submitted

08/01/2023

Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)

Solicitation ID

N/A

Procurement Stage

Pre-solicitation

Expected Maximum Duration of the Proposed Waiver

Instant Delivery Only

Waiver Coverage

Individual Waiver

Funding Agency

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH