SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- MEDICAL ULTRASOUND SYSTEM IN SUPPORT OF FLIGHT RESEARCH ON ISS
- Notice Date
- 2/28/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334510
— Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135
- ZIP Code
- 44135
- Solicitation Number
- NNC11ZDP004L
- Response Due
- 4/25/2011
- Archive Date
- 2/28/2012
- Point of Contact
- Deborah L. Giavasis, Contracting Officer, Phone 216-433-5420, Fax 216-433-2480, Email Deborah.L.Giavasis@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Deborah L. Giavasis
(Deborah.L.Giavasis@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/GRC is hereby soliciting information about potential sources for NASA GlennResearch Centers (GRC) Human Research Program (HRP) Imaging Integration Team.NASAseeks to develop a flexible, programmable, software-based medical ultrasound system insupport of future flight research on the International Space Station (ISS). TheGovernment is seeking an ultrasound provider to develop and deliver a system with alargely software-based architecture so that a group of NASA-funded Investigators may codetheir advanced algorithms on a common system and conduct on-orbit research. The systemmay also augment Investigators seeking clinical scanning capabilities above what iscurrently manifested or planned on the ISS. Accommodating these Investigators in asingle flight demonstration on ISS will address numerous risks across the HRP and advancethe technology readiness level (TRL) of NASAs investment in human research andultrasound in support of future Exploration missions.The ultrasound system sought by the Government would have the following salientcharacteristics:-Able to support numerous clinical ultrasound modalities. Clinical modalitiesinclude A-Mode, B-Mode, M-Mode, Doppler modes (pulsed and continuous wave Doppler, ColorDoppler, Power Doppler, Tissue Doppler), harmonic imaging, 2D and 3D Imaging at aminimum. -Able to perform imaging in the following areas: echocardiography, abdominal,small parts and soft tissue, thoracic, vascular, ophthalmic, musculoskeletal,trans-cranial, gynecological and urological.-Able to support non-clinical, therapeutic uses of ultrasound, includingQuantitative Ultrasound (QUS), Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound (LIPUS), High IntensityFocused Ultrasound (HIFU). The ability to deliver acoustic power density levels beyondFDA-approved limits for clinical imaging is required.-Software-based ultrasound system with a well-documented Applications ProgrammerInterface (API) and Software Development Kit (SDK). User-developed code would controlbeam-forming, scanning, timing, acoustic power levels, data acquisition, processing andanalysis. Non-clinical QUS, LUPIS and HIFU techniques would be implemented inuser-developed code. Access to the raw ultrasound data by the user-developed code is anessential feature, as is full control of the ultrasound beam-forming by theuser-developed code. Clinical modalities would be implemented in either vendor-supplied(preferred) or user-developed code.-User code would be developed on standard personal computers under a Windows,MacOS or Linux development environment and easily ported to the flight ultrasoundsystems computer host. Platform-independence for user code development is a significantbenefit to the Government.-The ultrasound Vendor would work with the GRC flight hardware integrationContractor to repackage their commercial system into a new package that is capable ofmeeting the interface requirements of the Human Research Facility (HRF) aboard the ISSand NASA standards for flight hardware and software development. The HRF is describedhere: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/HRF-1.html -The ultrasound front-end (i.e., probe interface, amplifiers, transceivers, D/Aconverters) hardware may or may not reside in a different package than the computer hostwhere the user-developed code resides. -The ultrasound Vendor would fully disclose the technical details of theultrasound front-end and the software architecture to the flight hardware Contractor toensure that NASA technical requirements are met. This might include proprietaryinformation, and the flight hardware Contractor would sign a non-disclosure agreementwith the Vendor regarding any proprietary information.-The ultrasound front-end and computer host must eventually meet the ISS ionizingradiation environment.The ultrasound Vendor would be expected to deliver a commercialsystem to GRC for radiation testing before the final award of the flight hardwaredevelopment contract is made. As such, this is a two-phase procurement. The first phasewill identify candidate systems that meet the performance requirements, and the secondphase will result in a down-selection to a single Vendor for the flight hardwaredevelopment, based on radiation testing results.-Since this system is considered to be a NASA flight research instrument, FDAclearance and/or approval for the device are not required.No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If asolicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA AcquisitionInternet Service. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these sitesfor the release of any solicitation or synopsis.Vendors having the capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements areinvited to submit appropriate documentation, literature, brochures, and references. Allresponses should be provided in MS Word documents or Adobe PDF format via electronicmedia.Technical questions should be directed to: Mr. William K. Thompson (216)433-2638. Procurement related questions should be directed to: Ms. Debbie Giavasis(216) 433-5420.Responses must include the following: name and address of firm, size of business;average annual revenue for past 3 years and number of employees; ownership; whether theyare large, small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBZone, and/or woman-owned; - address andphone number).Please advise if the requirement is considered to be a commercial or commercial-typeproduct. A commercial item is defined in FAR 2.101.This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as acommitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemedfully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business or 8(a) set-aside based onresponses hereto. All responses shall be submitted to NASA Glenn Research Center, Attn: CHA/Debbie Giavasis, Contracting Officer, 21000 Brookpark Road, MS: 60-1, Cleveland, OH44135 or via email at Deborah.L.Giavasis@nasa.gov, and William K. Thompson atWilliam.K.Thompson@nasa.gov, no later than April 25, 2011. Please reference NNC11ZDP004Lin any response. Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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