SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- 3D ASL for General Electric MR-750 3.0T MRI Scanner
- Notice Date
- 7/21/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 811310
— Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
- 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, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SS-2016-565
- Archive Date
- 8/16/2016
- Point of Contact
- Pamela J. Daugherty, Phone: 3014802467
- E-Mail Address
-
pamela.daugherty@nih.gov
(pamela.daugherty@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Description: This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. 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. This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. Background: The Functional MRI Facility (FMRIF) at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) operates four 3 Tesla MRI scanners. One of these, a General Electric Discovery MR-750 3 Tesla scanner (designated as FMRIF 3TC), was dedicated to pediatric and developmental studies. This acquisition is to support neurological studies and research projects performed on this system. The FMRIF 3TC MRI scanner, since its installation, has been used by NIMH and NINDS researchers to acquire several types of MRI data from a large set of MRI subjects and patients, ranging from toddlers, to elderly patients with advanced motor neuron diseases. This purchase will enhance the data collection capabilities of FMRIF 3TC, allowing additional types of MRI data to be collected from these patient populations. This will provide a more thorough picture of the functioning of the brains of developing and diseased patients, and will allow researchers to draw more accurate conclusions about changes of the brain during regular or diseased development, and should allow better diagnosis and treatments to be developed. Purpose and Objectives: This purchase is to provide software to allow the FMRIF 3TC MRI scanner to be able to collect and compute cerebral perfusion maps. Such data will add to that already being collected by researchers engaged in studying patients with a variety of mental conditions, ranging from children with development disorders, to older patients with motion disorders of neural origin, and should enhance understanding of these conditions. Project requirements: The software must run on a General Electric MR-750 3 Tesla MRI scanner, running console software version DV2202. A single option key is required for GE Healthcare system ID 301496MR3T4. From the data collected, the software should compute and display quantitative maps of cerebral perfusion in a human patient. The total scan time should be less than 10 minutes and the software should be capable at providing maps anywhere in the range of 2 mm to 5mm isotropic resolution. Anticipated period of performance: The system is expected to be delivered 90 days after award Other important considerations: Capability statement /information sought: Respondents must provide clear and convincing documentation of their capability of providing the products specificed in this notice. Also, information must be provided in sufficient details of the respondents' (a) staff expertise, including their availability, experience, formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and other management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information. The respondent must also provide their DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HubZone, etc., pursuant to the applicable NAICS code and any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisition requirements. Finally, respondents are also encouraged to provide a general overview of the respondent's opinions about the difficulty and/or feasibility of the potential requirement, and any other information regarding innovative ideas or concepts that may be applicable. Submission Instructions: One (1) copy of the response is required and must be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format using 11-point or 12-point font, 8-1/2" x 11" paper size, with 1" top, bottom, left and right margins, and with single or double spacing. The information submitted must be must be in and outline format that addresses each of the elements of the project requirement and in the capability statement /information sought paragraphs stated herein. A cover page and an executive summary may be included but is not required. The response is limited to ten (10) page limit. The 10-page limit does not include the cover page, executive summary, or references, if requested. The response must include the respondents' technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. All responses to this notice must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer. Facsimile responses are NOT accepted. The response must be submitted to Pamela Daugherty, Contract Specialist, NIH/NIDA/SSSA at pamela.daugherty@nih.gov The response must be received on or before August 1st, 2016 at 11:00am Eastern Time. 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, a presolicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. 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)."
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/NIDA-2/HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SS-2016-565/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN04191285-W 20160723/160721235356-aadac1a289dc50a808cec7c56498a62e (fbodaily.com)
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