# Award Notice for a Large Format Slide Scanner

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/ht942524q0033

- Solicitation number: HT942524Q0033
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as combined synopsis and solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Alliant Enterprises, LLC for $192,304.00
- Department: Department of Defense
- Agency: Defense Health Agency (Dha)
- Contracting office: Army Med Res Acq Activity (HT9425)
- NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Silver Spring, Maryland
- County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031
- City: Silver Spring. https://abierto.us/cities/silver-spring-md-2472450
- First posted: March 28, 2024
- Last posted: June 5, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/089281a9033f46f4834681018fb0fd96/view

## Description

The United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, in support of the National Museum of Health and Medicine, awarded on a compettiive Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable basis, a cotnract award to Alliant Enterprises, LLC, 2140 Oak Industrial Dr NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505. This contract award provides for the the delivery of a Large Format Slide Scanner with the following functionalities and specifications:

**System:** Large Format Slide Scanner - Includes three slide holder trays with choice of configuration - Up to twelve 1x3” slides or six 2x3” slides, or one large slide up to 6x8” - <1 minute scan for most slides - Ability to scan and clearly capture images through thick slide cover slips between 0.7 to 1.2 mm. - Ability to accommodate scanned slides up to 6x8” of irregular size slides glass with non-standard thickness cover slip. - Up to 40x magnification with 0.75 numerical aperture (na) - Z-Stack Scanning - Barcode reader - One year warranty ? Onsite installation and training ?

**Computer and Monitor:** - Monitor minimum 24 inches - Resolution: 2560x1440 with 2560 Pixels maximum vertical resolution - CPU: Intel Xeon W-2255 CPU @ 3.7ghz - RAM: 256 GB - Windows 10 or 11 Operating System - Storage 1 TB pc C drive, external or additional drive minimum 175 TB ?

Shipping, Handling & One Year Warranty The system needs to have the following capabilities: - Ability to image in Brightfield Mode - Accommodate slide Formats: o 25mm x 75mm (1x3”) o 50mm x 75mm (2x3”) o Any slide up to 150mm x 200mm (6x8”) - Optical Resolution 0.75 NA - Resolution (ìm/pixel): o Minimum of 0.2 at 40X o Minimum of 0.4 at 20X - Scan Speed <1 minute per slide 2 @ 15mm x 15mm @ 20X magnification - File Formats: o Non-proprietary 24-bit RGB pyramidal BigTIFF o Uncompressed, JPEG or JPEG2000 compression o Export to JPEG, Flat TIFF and LZW compressed TIFF This equipment will be used to provide scanning capability for slide-based collections in general but specifically for large format slides with thick cover and base plates.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Alliant Enterprises, LLC (UEI RM64EJ3CJ7Z5)
- Contract: HT942524P0067, purchase order
- Obligated: $192,304.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 2 offers received
- Link: award number HT942524P0067 equals the contract number; same awarding office HT9425 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_HT942524P0067_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- March 28, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due April 15, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 926ea7d415cd49d5939fdb368c07802b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/926ea7d415cd49d5939fdb368c07802b/view
- April 9, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due April 15, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice c20090a96e7b43b8b6f413951c891049. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c20090a96e7b43b8b6f413951c891049/view
- June 5, 2024: Award notice. Notice 089281a9033f46f4834681018fb0fd96. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/089281a9033f46f4834681018fb0fd96/view

## Points of contact

- Daniil Pikus, daniil.y.pikus.civ@health.mil, 3016192376
- Jesse Nisley, jesse.d.nisley.civ@health.mil, 3016197763

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