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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 27, 2003 FBO #0605
SOLICITATION NOTICE

65 -- 3 Tesla Interventional Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging System

Notice Date

7/25/2003
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7902
 

ZIP Code

20892-7902
 

Solicitation Number

NHLBI-HL-P-03-092
 

Response Due

8/29/2003
 

Archive Date

9/13/2003
 

Point of Contact

Kathleen Marsden, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 435-0364, Fax (301) 480-3345, - Debra Hawkins, Chief, Procurement Section, Phone (301) 435-0366, Fax (301) 480-3345,
 

E-Mail Address

km66x@nih.gov, dh41g@nih.gov
 

Description

This is a synopsis for commercial items, prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will be issued. The Laboratory of Cardiac Energetics, Division of Intramural Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (LCE, DIR, NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has a requirement to obtain one (1) 3.0 Tesla Interventional Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging System to be used in the evaluation of cardiovascular disease. Specifically, the Contractor shall deliver, install, and maintain a 3.0 Tesla Interventional Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging System with the following minimum specifications: 1) Magnet/Magnetic Field Shims - field strength shall be 3.0 Tesla; Activity shielded magnet is required; Field homogeneity 0.5 ppm over 40cm diameter spherical volume; siting new 3.0T magnet in existing ivMRI facility at NIH; second order resistive shims in additional to linear resistive shims; 2) Gradients - Shall provide a maximum gradient strength of 40 mTlm along each Cartesian direction; Shall be designed using state-of-the-art technologies with regard to reducing short and long term magnetic field eddy current effects during gradient switching; Slew rate minimum of 180 Tlmlsec along each Cartesian direction; Overall clear bore of system, including radio frequency body coil, shall be 55 cm or greater; 3) Console - Shall have digital receiver for at least 16 receiver channels, with the potential for and upgrade to higher numbers; Arbitrary waveform generation for rf and gradients; In-magnet-room display of images; In-magnet-room control of the scanner and interactive scan parameters; 4) Radiofrequency Coils - Shall have a quadrature body coil capable of performing 180 degree magnetization flip angles within 3 msec in the human chest; Shall have minimum 16 channel phased array detection system for the chest to optimize signal to noise characteristics; Quadrature head coil; Phased array extremity coil; Assorted surface coils for high resolution peripheral vasculature studies, particularly, a phased array coil optimized for imaging the carotid arteries; The capability to connect at least two receive only coils (such as coils attached to interventional devices) used in tandem with selected channels from the surface phased array; Adapters form native coil connection to industry-standard BNC connectors for custom coils; Provide a port for transmitted RF; 5) Gating and Physiological Monitoring - Shall have the capability to gate from externally placed cardiac leads; Shall have the capability to monitor and gate from an external measurement of patient respiration; Shall have the capability to monitor and gate from a pulse-oximetry measurement; 6) General Considerations and Overall System Performance - The system shall be capable of collecting state-of-the-art cardiovascular images from the human heart and peripheral vasculature; The system shall be capable of running pulse sequences written for the 1.5T cardiac scanner with minimal modification to the source code. The offeror shall provide source code examples demonstrating the required changes to the code to move sequences between the 1.5T and 3.0T platforms; The system shall be used in concert with a mobile C-arm x-ray fluoroscopy unit (OEC 9800). Methods for transporting the subject between the C-arm and MRI unit shall be proposed by offerors; 7) Instrument Maintenance and Research Technical Support - Extended maintenance and technical/research support is anticipated for the proposed instrument for four (4) years after the warranty has expired; A fully supported pulse sequence development environment shall be provided. Each offeror shall specify contacts within the company to whom inquiries regarding software and hardware may be addressed. Proposals for options to upgrade other existing hardware in the laboratory shall be outlined in order to make the development environment compatible among platforms. The award of a firm, fixed-price type contract is anticipated. This requirement is not a set-aside. The applicable North Anerican Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 421450, size standard 500 employees. The proposals may be due thirty (30) calendar days from the publication date of this synopsis. Interested parties should submit a written request (via mail or facsimile transmission to (301) 480-3345 for a copy of the solicitation number NHLBI-HL-P-03-092 to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch, Procurement Section, Building RKL2, Room 6142, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7902, Attention: Kathleen J. Marsden, Contracting Officer. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which if timely received shall be considered by the Government.
 

Place of Performance

Address: National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Building 10, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland

Zip Code: 20892

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00382966-W 20030727/030726120528 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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