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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 18, 2005 FBO #1180
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- 66 - Biomechanics Tool Kit

Notice Date

2/16/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Contracting Officer, (04A-H), 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206
 

ZIP Code

15206
 

Solicitation Number

244-05-00827
 

Response Due

2/23/2005
 

Archive Date

3/25/2005
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The Human Engineering Research Laboratories at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) are expanding their product testing and prototype facilities to encompass prosthetic limb testing and manufacturing. VAPHS intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with MTS Systems Corporation, 3645 Perrysville Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15214 to purchase a customizable load and kinematic testing platform that can be adjusted easily for different types of prosthesis (below/above elbow, below/above knee) and can be expandable to incorporate additional actuators. The MTS Biomechanics Toolkit is a highly customizable platform because it is not based on a stndard load-frame setup, but rather a bolt-down table where the actuators and load cells can be moved and additional actuators added for the multiple degrees of freedom that we will require for testing in the future. Our initial phase requirements for the device are: 1) Complete hydraulic pumping system and integrated computer-control system expandable to accommodate at least 3 actuators and 3 load measuring devices. 2) One 1DOF actuator (tension/compression) w/>3000lbf load capacity, and > 9" inch stroke. 3) One uniaxial load cell (with load limits to accommodate above actuator). 4) A load-frame chassis/table to allow for multiple-positioning of several actuators to accommodate testing (fatigue, and load-to-failure) of devices spanning from 8" to 42" in length, and approximately 6" in diameter. 5) Power requirements: 120V, 220V 1-phase OR 206 or 230 volts 3-phase power. If your firm has a comparable toolkit which you would like us to consider, please submit manufacturer's literature and documentation that the equipment meets our requirements to Linda.Glancy@med.va.gov or to Linda Glancy (04A-H), VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, NLT 2/23/05. Technical questions can be directed to Jon Pearlman, M.Sc., at (412) 365-4850 or jlp46@pitt.edu. This is not a request for quotations or proposals. The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System will make a determination whether to issue a competitive solictation based on any responses received.
 

Web Link

RFQ 244-05-00827
(http://www.bos.oamm.va.gov/solicitation?number=244-05-00827)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Pittsburgh, PA

Zip Code: 15214

Country: United States
 

Record

SN00752833-W 20050218/050217080010 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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