SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Acquisition of one PET/CT whole body scanner.
- Notice Date
- 1/22/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Bldg 1050, Frederick, Maryland, 21702, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21702
- Solicitation Number
- SBSS-N02RC62527-57
- Point of Contact
- Reyes Rodriguez, Phone: 240-276-5442
- E-Mail Address
-
reyes.rodriguez@nih.gov
(reyes.rodriguez@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This Small Business Sources Sought Notice (SBSS) is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to identify qualified small business concerns including 8(a), HUBZone or Service-Disabled Veteran-owned business concerns that are interested in and capable of performing the work described herein. The NCI does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses received nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. This requirement is assigned North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 334516 with a size standard of 500 employees is being considered. As a result of this Sources Sought Notice, the NCI may issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) through FedBizOpps. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. However, should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against NCI shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought Notice or the NCI's use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement. The purpose of this acquisition is to purchase one PET/CT whole body scanner. The NCI, CCR, Molecular Imaging Program (MIP) is focused on the development of advanced imaging tools to further the treatment of cancer in humans. The MIP conducts pre-clinical and clinical research on PET/CT and MRI imaging. For PET/CT imaging the MIP conducts research with novel PET agents, some of which have never been used before in humans. Thus, the MIP requires state of the art equipment. The replacement PET/CT whole body scanner for the Molecular Imaging Program must meet or surpass the following requirements: Overall System Requirements: • Must show proven reliability in clinical settings with at least 3 years of system deployment. CT Requirements: • Must have a minimum of 128 Slice CT • Must provide concurrent volume coverage and thin slice imaging • Must have a Perfomix 40 X-Ray Tube • Must have a Volara XT Digital DAS • Must have a minimum 5 Beat Cardiac • Must have a minimum 44 msec cardiac temporal resolution • Must have 3D mA modulation acquisitions and ECG dose modulation for dose reduction. • Must have a neuro 3D Filter • Must have a CT adaptive iterative reconstruction PET Requirements: • Must have a minimum of 24 PET Detector Rings of lutetium based crystals • Must have a minimum axial imaging FOV of 15.7cm • Must have a minimum trans-axial imaging FOV of 70cm • Must have a minimum NEMA sensitivity of at least 7.4cps/kBq • Must have a minimum NEMA scatter fraction of 37% • Must have a minimum NEMA peak NEC of 135kcps • Must have a minimum NEMA recovery coefficient of 50 for the smallest sphere size of 10mm internal diameter • Must provide TOF PET Imaging • Must have a minimum TOF resolution of 550 ps • Must have 3D iterative reconstruction, with all corrections within the iterative loop. • Must provide the ability to perform 3D reprojection analytic image reconstruction • Must provide 3D Fourier rebinning and 2D filter backprojection image reconstruction. • Must provide detector geometry modeling for enhanced image quality • Must provide a model based 3D Scatter Correction with outside field of view scatter estimation • Must provide a randoms correction based on singles rate • Must provide dead time correction with pile up estimates • Must provide the ability to scan a subject 2 meters in height in a single whole body scan • Must have an integrated list mode processing for post image reconstruction and post processing to generate static, dynamic and gated images • Must provide the ability to reconstruct images with 100 iterations to achieve full iterative convergence leading to PET quantitation accuracy (SUVmean) while reducing image signal to noise without the need of image post filtering. • Must provide point spread function system modeling • Must provide time of flight reconstruction integrated into the iteration algorithm • Must provide iterative modeling of the attenuation map • Must provide respiratory motion correction with 4D phase-matched respiratory motion correction • Must reconstruct 4mm transaxial or better whole body time of flight images within 3 minutes, 30 seconds, when performing a post-acquisition reconstruction. • Must reconstruct 2mm transaxial or better whole body time of flight images within 5 minutes, when performing a post-acquisition reconstruction. • Must provide bedside acquisition control so technologist can start a scan when standing next to the subject General Requirements: • Must provide a minimum of 12-month warranty • All shipping/handling and installation costs must be included in quote/proposal. How to Submit a Response: 1. Page Limitations: Interested qualified small business organizations should submit a tailored capability statement for this requirement not to exceed 10 single sided pages including all attachments, resumes, charts, etc. (single spaced, 12 point font minimum) that clearly details the ability to perform the requirements of the notice described above. All proprietary information should be marked as such. Responses should include a minimum of a two pages demonstrating experience over the past two years meeting the requirements of this notice. Statements should also include an indication of current certified small business status; this indication should be clearly marked on the first page of your capability statement (preferable placed under the eligible small business concern's name and address). Responses will be reviewed only by NIH personnel and will be held in a confidential manner. 2. Due Date: Capability statements are due no later than 11:00 am. EST on January 27, 2016. 3. Delivery Point: All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow the NCI to determine if it can meet the unique specifications described herein. Written responses can be emailed to Reyes Rodriguez Contracting Officer at reyes.rodriguez@nih.gov or mailed to the address located under Point of Contact. All questions must be in writing and can be faxed to (240) 276-5399 or emailed. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In order to receive an award, contractors must have valid registration and certification in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA), through sam.gov. No collect calls will be accepted. Please reference number SBSS-N02RC62527-57 on all correspondence. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in 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 a review of the responses received, an RFQ may be published on FedBizOpps. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation(s). Point of Contact: Inquiries concerning this Notice may be direct to: Reyes Rodriguez 9609 Medical Center Dr, Room 1E128 Bethesda, MD 20892-9705 reyes.rodriguez@nih.gov
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- Place of Performance
- Address: TBA, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN03998917-W 20160124/160122234041-af56e203b7c3b803934f7d8e1b2e7b61 (fbodaily.com)
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