Offer No: SZTE/2013/PB070/E

 

Deadline for submission of offers: June 21st, 2013 (3.00 pm)

 

Estimated Date of delivery: within 10 days ARO

 

Short specification of product:

 

Fear Conditioning Mouse Single-Cage Complete Set-up (Basic Mouse Single-Cage Set-up, including controller with touch screen, isolation cubicle with visible and I.R. light and speaker, cage). + Rat Cage for Fear Conditioning (with electrified grid floor, dimensions 25x25x35(h) cm)

 

All controls and experimental parameters are managed by the original electronic unit, based on touch-screen technology (12” touch-screen, the researcher sets the following parameters via the user-friendly interface: Sound: in the range 100Hz-40KHz; 1-150dB or white noise. The speaker is included in the Cubicle. Shock: constant current (from 0.1 to 2.9 mA in 0.1 mA steps). The shock can be controlled via external operation (via 5V TTL signals).

A single electronic unit encompasses: sound generator, light controller, shock generator

The same controller can manage up to 4 cages.

The set-up includes all the components (cubicle, cage, context kit, visible/I.R. light, speaker, touch-screen controller, shocker) to run experiments of Contextual and Cued Fear Conditioning

Specific cage versions are available for mice or rats, all other components are common.

 

System Components:

• Controller
  

FC Controller (12” touch-screen) consolidates all controls in a single compact electronic unit.

(Set: Sound, in the range 100Hz-40KHz; 1-150dB or white noise. The speaker is included in the Cubicle. Shock: constant current (from 0.1 to 2.9 mA in 0.1 mA steps). The shock can be controlled via external operation (via 5V TTL signals), Light)

 

• Animal (Rat and Mouse) Box with Electrified Grid Floor
  

Mouse Box: inside dimensions: 17x17x25(h) cm

Rat Box: inside dimensions: 26x26x30(h) cm

• Context Kit
  

3 striped walls, 3 chessboard, 3 grey walls and 3 plastic floors (white, black, grey).

• Isolation Cubicle
  

Includes: a dual (visible and I.R.) LED light, a loudspeaker, a noiseless fan

• Rat cage for fear conditioning
  

Rat Box: inside dimensions: 26x26x30(h) cm

 

Offers are to be submitted to the following e-mail address in PDF file:

lajkone.takacs.ibolya@gmf.u-szeged.hu  

 

In the heading of the offer please indicate the Description of Product and the Offer Number. The address/Tel/Fax No of candidate and the name of contact person should also be included.

Please indicate the delivery charge and all the other expenses in your proposal!

 

For further information please turn to the following contact persons:

 

Ibolya Takacs Lajko foreign sales representative lajkone.takacs.ibolya@gmf.u-szeged.hu

technical support: Emoke Borbely emokeborbely@gmail.com

Dr. Botond Penke  penke.botond@med.u-szeged.hu      

 

The official language of the procedure is Hungarian, but offers can also be submitted in English language. The Inviting Authority expects offers from suppliers that can guarantee a prompt delivery and have a stable financial background. The Inviting Authority reserves the right to request further information from candidates within 5 working days in writing . Request for further information will be sent  to each candidate with a valid offer. Following the submission deadline, the Inviting Authority evaluates the offers and candidates are informed on the result with the least possible delay.

 

The Inviting Authority reserves the right to cancel the above offer procedure fully or  partially,  without any justification. The Inviting Authority  is not liable for consequences resulted by the withdrawal.

This call for proposal is not to be considered as a contractual commitment undertaken by the Inviting Authority. The call and the full procedure are subject to the Inviting Authority’s internal regulations.