Notice is hereby given, by the University of Ottawa of the intent to enter into a contract with Labeo Tech to procure:
The Modular Optical Imaging System to perform Intrinsic Optical Imaging, Fluorescence Imaging, Speckle Imaging and photo-stimulation. The photo-stimulation should be provided by a collimated laser beam (473nm wavelength) that can deliver up to 100mW of power (at the sample) in a beam not exceeding 50µm in diameter. In addition, software will be included to generate motor maps by recording the amplitude of evoked movements, and sensory maps following sensory stimulation and from spontaneous brain activity data.
These items will be integrated into and controlled into the Silasi lab, located on the 3rd floor of RGN at the University of Ottawa.
PROCESS:
Suppliers that consider their equipment functional (see specifications below), successfully tested, readily available and fully compliant to the ACAN minimum requirements must submit a “statement of specifications” through Merx EBS (Electronic Bid Submission) on or before the closing date of this ACAN Notice. (No other form of communication will be accepted by the University)
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 have 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: November 2nd 2018
Closing Date: November 16th 2018, at 3:00:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
INTENDED USE:
This equipment will be used to monitor changes in both the sensory and motor representation of the forelimbs in mice recovering from stroke injury. The equipment is used to generate maps at repeated time points longitudinally throughout our studies.
SPECIFICATIONS:
The equipment must conform to the following Minimum Requirements:
- The system must be able to image brain activity at 100Hz
- Provide photostimulation, with a beam diameter of less than 50µm
- Photostimulation power must be adjustable within software and should range between 0.1-100mW.
- Photostimulation beam must be able to target locations randomly within a 10 x 10 mm field of view
- The device must be able to stimulate two points anywhere in the field, with less than 3ms between the two stimulations
- Provide side-illumination excitation light in four different wavelengths.
- Excitation light timing must be synchronized with camera frame acquisition and have the ability to interleave photostimulation with image acquisition so that the excitation light does not contaminate saved images.
- Software must be able to generate sensory maps, spontaneous activity maps based on seed-pixel correlation, and motor maps
- Device must be able to accurately trigger (sub millisecond precision) additional hardware for producing visual, somatosensory and auditory stimuli
Justification of Pre-Selected Supplier:
Supplier: Labeo Technologies Inc
5155 ave Decelles
Pavillon J-A Bombardier
Montréal (QC), H3T 2B1, Canada
Justification:
- To the best of the University’s knowledge, Labeo Technologies Inc. is the only supplier that produces a product that meets the ACAN’s specifications. The ability to carry out simultaneous photo stimulation and imaging experiments without compromising accuracy (as stated in specifications)
Procurement intentions:
- It is the University of Ottawa’s intension to procure one (1) unit at this time.
- Any additional units purchased in the future, will be purchased through Labeo Technologies Inc. and will be subject to budget and funding approvals.
