University Of Ottawa Tender

Background: Notice Is Hereby Given By The University Of Ottawa Of The Intent To Enter Into A Contract With Mbf Bioscience (microbrightfield Llc) To Procure A Turnkey Stereo Investigator System, Which Includes Mbf Stereo Investigator And Neurolucida 360 Software’s, Mbf Bioscience Vesalius Spinning Disk System With Zeiss Axioimager M2 Microscope, And Related Components. Process: Suppliers That Consider Their Equipment Functional, Successfully Tested, Readily Available And Fully Compliant To The Acan Minimum Requirements May Submit, In Writing, A Statement Of Specifications To The Contact Person Identified In This Notice, On Or Before The Closing Date Of This Notice. In The Statement Of Specifications, The Supplier Must Unequivocally Demonstrate How Their Equipment, At Minimum, Equals, Or Exceeds The Stated Requirements. If No Other Supplier Submits A Statement Of Specifications, On Or Before The Closing Date Of This Notice, The Competitive Requirements Of The University Of Ottawa Will Be Considered Having Been Met. Following Notification To Any Suppliers Not Successful In Unequivocally Demonstrating That Their Statement Of Specifications Equals Or Exceeds The Requirements Set Out In This Notice, The Contract May Then Be Awarded To The Pre-identified Supplier. Date Of Issue:      April 30, 2024   Closing Date:      May 14, 2024, At 3:00:00 P.m. Eastern Standard Time Intended Use: The System Will Facilitate The Project “optogenetic Manipulation And Reorganization Of Memory And Motor Neural Networks In The Central Nervous System” To Support The Advancement Of Novel Lines Of Fundamental Research Identifying How The Brain Normally Functions To Support These Cognitive And Motor Processes. The Request Equipment Will Quantify Brain-wide Neuronal Expression Of Immediate-early Genes In Rodents In Response To Optogenetic Stimulation During Behavioral Tasks And Identify Plasticity Changes In Neuronal Morphology Required To Support New Memory Formation. Functionality: The Equipment Must Conform To The Following Minimum Requirements: The System Consists Of Three Main Components: