Tenders Are Invited For Market Survey Concerning The Acquisition Of An Imaging Flow Microscopy System

The Purpose Of This Request For Information Is To Obtain Background Information For Possible Future Equipment Procurement And Bidding. So This Is Not Yet A Procurement Notice Or A Request For Tender. The Object Of The Procurement Is A Flow Imaging Microscopy System For The Morphological Analysis Of Particles In Water (Size Distribution 2 Μm – 1 Mm) And The Evaluation Of Numbers In Laboratory Conditions. The Device Must Be Able To Image Plankton And Other Particles In The Water As Color Images, Calculate Indicators Related To The Size, Pigmentation, Color And Shape Of Cells And Particles From The Images, And Enable The Processing Of Large Sample Quantities Easily In A Reasonable Time. The Device Must Be Able To Separate Phytoplankton Cells From Other Particles With The Help Of Chlorophyll Fluorescence And Enable The Use Of Fluorescent Markers (Fitc). It Must Be Possible To Monitor The Analytics Performed By The Device In Real Time, To Ensure Quality Control. The Software Of The Device Must Support The Basic Analysis And Classification Of Particle Data. The Device Must Also Be Able To Be Used Reliably In Field Conditions On A Research Vessel. The Object Of The Procurement Is A Flow Imaging Microscopy System For Morphological Analysis And Numerical Estimation Of Particles In Water (Size Distribution 2Μm – 1 Mm) Under Laboratory Conditions. The Device Must Be Able To Image Plankton And Other Particles In Water As Color Images, Calculate Indicators Related To Cell And Particle Size, Pigmentation, Color And Shape From The Images, And Enable The Easy Processing Of Large Sample Volumes In A Reasonable Time. The Device Must Be Able To Separate Phytoplankton Cells From Other Particles Using Chlorophyll Fluorescence And Enable The Use Of Fluorescent Dyes (Fitc). The Analytics Performed By The Device Must Be Able To Be Monitored In Real Time To Ensure Quality Control. The Device Software Must Support Basic Analytics And Classification Of Particle Data. The Device Must Also Be Able To Be Used Reliably In Field Conditions On A Research Vessel.Minimum Requirements - Flow Imaging Microscopy For Aquatic Applications For Particle Size Range 2Μm – 1 Mm- Objective Lenses To Change Microscopic Magnification (With At Least Four Different Magnification Levels From 2X To 20X), To Allow Optimal Imaging Of Different Size-Classes. - Fused Silica Flow Cells, Ranging From 50Μm Depth X 350 Μm Width To 1000 Μm Depth X 3000Μm Width - Syringe Pumps For Fluidics, Sample Flow Rate Adjustable And At Least At The Range 0.1 – 10 Ml / Min- High-Resolution Camera (24 Bit Color Tiff), With A Frame Rate Up To 100 Frames Per Second- Automated Camera Focus- Possibility To Trigger Imaging Based On Fluorescence Signal - A Laser, 488 Or 532 Nm, With 40 Mw Output - Two Pmt-Based Fluorescence Detectors; One For Chlorophyll A (E.G. Emission At >650 Nm) And The Other One At Green (E.G. At 525 Nm For 488 Nm Laser) Or Orange (E.G. At 575 Nm For 532 Nm Laser).- Imbedded Computer, And External Monitor, Wireless Keyboard, Mouse And Usb Dongle For Software If Needed- A Satellite Version Of Software For Offline Analysis- Software For Acquiring Particle Flowcytometric And Image Data, To Display Collected Data In Real Time And To Postprocess Particle Data (E.G., Sort, Filter, Group, Classify Images Based On Their Morphological Parameters). - Software Must Allow, For Each Particle, Unique Measurements Based On Shape And Morphology Must Include Diameter (Spherical And Area-Based), Length, Width, Aspect Ratio, Area, Volume, Circularity, Elongation, Compactness, Circle Fit, Perimeter, Convex Perimeter, Edge Gradient, Fiber Curl. For Each Particle Unique Measurements Based On Color Measurements Must Include Intensity, Average Intensity, Sigma Intensity, Transparency, Average Red, Green Blue, Red/Green Ratio, Red/Blue Ratio, And Green/Blue Ratio.- Software Must Allow An Ecotaxa-Specific Export Function- Delivery Time Maximum 75 Days. Question: Is There A Product From The Bidder That Meets These Requirements? Answers Are Given By Answering The Questions In The Other Conditions Section. The Procurement Unit Does Not Undertake To Carry Out The Procurement. This Request For Information Does Not Necessarily Lead To A Purchase, And The Decision To Initiate A Possible Procurement Process Is Made Separately. No Compensation Is Paid For Responding To The Request For Information, For The Materials Provided, For Presentations Or For Any Meetings.