SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Brainsight for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation with computer and EMG
- Notice Date
- 4/21/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SBSS-15-305
- Archive Date
- 5/16/2015
- Point of Contact
- Farrin Stanton,
- E-Mail Address
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farrin.stanton@nih.gov
(farrin.stanton@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources, (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses, service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. This notice is issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. The notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. The information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a small business social-economic set-aside, competitive or non-competitive method is possible, and to determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government's requirement. ALL organizations with the capability and availability to perform the requirement under the applicable NAICS code are invited to submit a response to this notice. NORTH AMERICAN CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), conducting research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of neurological disorders and stroke. The NINDS mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the brain and nervous system and to use that knowledge to reduce the burden of neurological disease. The Human Motor Control Section (HCMS) has a need for a Neuronavigational System for image-guided Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to carry out research studies on normal volunteers and patients with neuromuscular disorders. This equipment is part of our effort to duplicate an existing lab for the purpose of accommodating the growing number of TMS experiments being conducted in the HMCS. The specific function of this machine is to use MRI images to guide the positioning of TMS coils on a subject’s head to stimulate the correct target area during an experiment. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). TMS is a non-invasive method that stimulates various parts of the brain by inducing electric currents in the tissue with the use of a magnetic coil and changing magnetic fields. Magnetic coils of various sizes and shapes are used for stimulation. The magnetic coil is rather large compared to the target area for stimulation, so the position of the coil needs to be consistent and precise. The requested equipment has to fulfill the following specifications: · - place trackers/markers that can be seen by an infrared camera on TMS coils and the subject’s head · - Calibrate the distance for accuracy · - Overlay images of these markers on MRI images previously obtained from the subject so the investigator can monitor the position and orientation of the TMS coil on the target area · - Support multiple image file formats – DICOM, MINC, Analyze, PAR/REC, NIfTI and BrainVoyager™ VMR and VMP · - Be able to import a matrix from MINC tools or SPM · - Automatic Curvilinear Reconstruction · - Automatic Skin reconstruction and 3D Surface building from the region of interest (ROI) · - Use voice recognition to facilitate single user operation. · - Have built-in EMG (electromyography) amplifiers for MEP (motor evoked potentials) measurement during TMS experiments. CAPABILITY STATEMENT INFORMATION SOUGHT Respondents must provide, as part of their responses, clear and convincing documentation of their capability of providing the item(s) specified in this notice. Contractors that believe they possess the ability to provide the required must submit specific documentation of their ability to meet each of the project requirements to the Contract Specialist. Contractors must provide their Company Name, DUNS number, Physical Address, and Point of Contact Information. Interested organizations are required to identify their type of business, applicable North American Industry Classification System Code, and size standards in accordance with the Small Business Administration. The government requests that no proprietary or confidential business data be submitted in a response to this notice. However, responses that indicate the information therein is proprietary will be properly safeguarded for Government use only. Capability statements must include the name and telephone number of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to this market survey that do not provide sufficient information for evaluation will be considered non-responsive. When submitting this information, please reference the solicitation notice number. All capability statements sent in response to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Farrin Stanton, Contract Specialist, at Farrin.Stanton@nih.gov in MS Word format by or before the closing date of this announcement. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered. The response must be received on or before May 1, 2015 10:00am, eastern time. CONCLUDING STATEMENTS Note: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After review of the responses received, pre-solicitation and solicitation notices may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. The solicitation release date is pending. The Government intends to negotiate a fixed-price purchase order. Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
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- Address: 31 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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