The Directorate of Finance and Engineering, University of Szeged (hereafter Inviting Authority) invites candidates to an open procedure for supplying the following product:
Fear conditioning complete set-up for mouse and rat behaviour studies.
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:
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)
Mouse Box: inside dimensions: 17x17x25(h) cm
Rat Box: inside dimensions: 26x26x30(h) cm
3 striped walls, 3 chessboard, 3 grey walls and 3 plastic floors (white, black, grey).
Includes: a dual (visible and I.R.) LED light, a loudspeaker, a noiseless fan
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.
SZTE Gazdasági Szervezet
6720 Szeged, Horváth M. u. 1/B