# Brand-name or Equal: Evident Scientific, Inc.’s Olympus Automated VS200 Slide Scanner System Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/75n95024q00571 - Solicitation number: 75N95024Q00571 - Notice type: Combined synopsis and solicitation - Status: Awarded to Wabtec Inspection Technologies, Inc. - Department: Department of Health and Human Services - Agency: National Institutes of Health - Contracting office: National Institutes of Health Nida (75N950) - NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing - Product or service code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies - Place of performance: Bethesda, Maryland - County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031 - City: Bethesda. https://abierto.us/cities/bethesda-md-2407125 - First posted: September 9, 2024 - Last posted: September 12, 2024 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6fe3e7328e53468b9472ebd0d54f5c62/view ## Description Amendment 001 to extend the submission due date. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), conducting research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of neurological disorders and stroke. The NINDS mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the brain and nervous system and to use that knowledge to reduce the burden of neurological disease. The Cellular Neurophysiology Section (CNS) research in 12 focuses on circuit and cellular properties of dopaminergic neurons located in the midbrain. We are interested in the physiology of a subset of dopamine neuron located in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) that undergo selective cell death in Parkinson’s patients. Specifically, we are interested in understanding how synaptic and intrinsic conductances differ among subpopulations dopamine neurons with the hope that this may provide insight to why SNc dopamine neurons are particularly vulnerable in Parkinson’s disease. Our goal is to identify novel physiological and genetic markers in single SNc dopamine neurons which may be useful in defining subpopulations of these neurons in a meaningful way. The Cellular Neurophysiology Section requires a Evident Scientific, Inc.’s Automated VS200 Slide Scanner System microscopy to analyze mouse brain sections. The automated slide scanner allows CNS lab members to image up to 6 slides at a time with minimal human hours; maybe 15-20 minutes of initial setup, then the entire slide will be imaged overnight. Using a traditional microscope, it would take one of the CNS lab members ~1 full day to image all of the brain sections on 1 slide. With an automated slide scanner, 6 slides can be imaged overnight, and the decrease in time at the microscope allows lab members to be more efficient with their projects. Thus, the automated slide scanner will significantly increase the CN’s productivity. ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: Wabtec Inspection Technologies, Inc. (UEI F28HDPCVHEL8) - Contract: 75N95024P00646, purchase order - Obligated: $221,758.78 - Competition: Competed Under SAP, 3 offers received - Link: solicitation number 75N95024Q00571 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 75N950 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_75N95024P00646_7529_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - September 9, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due September 12, 2024 at 9:00 AM EDT. Notice 4a68b5a3ceed48be812af1d248dc0280. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4a68b5a3ceed48be812af1d248dc0280/view - September 12, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due September 16, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice 6fe3e7328e53468b9472ebd0d54f5c62. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6fe3e7328e53468b9472ebd0d54f5c62/view ## Points of contact - Shayna Simpson, shayna.simpson@nih.gov --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/75n95024q00571.