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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF MAY 06, 2017 FBO #5643
SOURCES SOUGHT

65 -- Bruker Biospec with Avance III Console Accesories and Upgrades

Notice Date

5/4/2017
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

334510 — Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services - Jefferson, 3900 NCTR Road, HFT-320, Bldg 50 | Rm 421, Jefferson, Arkansas, 72079, United States
 

ZIP Code

72079
 

Solicitation Number

1182042
 

Archive Date

5/27/2017
 

Point of Contact

Warren P. Dutter, Phone: 8705437577
 

E-Mail Address

warren.dutter@fda.hhs.gov
(warren.dutter@fda.hhs.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR SOLICITATION The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is conducting market research to support the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) requirement for a number of upgrades and additional imaging equipment with post-warranty preventive maintenance for an existing Bruker Biospec 4.7 T 40 cm bore system with Avance III console. The FDA is seeking small business sources to determine the availability and capability of small business manufacturers or small businesses capable of supplying, and subsequently maintaining, a U.S. made product of a small business manufacturer or producer for the items described herein. Other than small business concerns are also encouraged to submit capability statements. The following information is provided to assist the FDA in conducting Market Research to identify potential contractors for this effort: The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 334510 - Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing; with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,250 employees. The NCTR requirement for the upgrades and additional equipment include, High Power Gradient Amplifier, Gradient Coil insert, Volume RF Coil, Rat Brain RF Coil, Rat Cardiac RF coil, animal physiologic monitoring unit, manual animal positioning system, magnetic resonance spectroscopy license and pulse sequence package. This is required to support imaging of the large animals (non-human primates) in the newly acquired large bore MRI scanner. The NCTR Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Laboratory (Division of Neurotoxicology) has the need of constant large live animal imaging and use in the MRI system for current and future work using all commercially available imaging methods and techniques. These coils and other upgrades and additions are specifically designed for rat brain and body applications, providing very homogeneous signals with low noise and therefore particularly suitable for parametric mapping and spectroscopy methods. Coils are tuned for the specific frequency of our MRI system (200 MHz) and are physically configured to accept animal handling apparatus, which is also required and included in this package. Physiological monitoring unit is absolute necessity for in vivo animal imaging, especially of large animals, like non-human primates. This is must-have equipment for any kind of animal work. The number of software licenses and methods like magnetic resonance spectroscopy or cardiac imaging are needed for the system to be able to serve all kinds of scientific needs possible at the current stage of magnetic resonance imaging science. Line Item 1: Rat 4-Channel Cardiac Array Coil, Qty: 1 Minimum Specifications: - Shall be tuned to the frequency of the proton at 4.7 tesla (200 MHz) - Shall be anatomically shaped to match rat's chest - Shall have 4x1 receive-only array - Shall have integrated preamplifiers - Shall have automatic coil recognition by ParaVision 6 - Shall be compatible with existing MRI scanner (Bruker Avance III) Line Item 2: Animal MRI Life Monitor Pulse Oximetry, Qty: 1 - Shall be Capable of monitoring the vital signs from variety of animals: Non-Human Primate (NHP), rat, mouse - Shall have trigger output Transistor-Transistor Logic (TTL) signal to control MRI image acquisition - Shall have minimum set of parameters to monitor: respiration, temperature, pulse oximetry. - Shall be compatible with strong magnetic fields of MRI (use of fiberoptics) - Shall be absent of Radio Frequency (RF) interference with MRI equipment - Shall be compatible with Bruker 4.7/40 Avance III MRI system - Installation and setup shall be included Line Item 3: Rat Brain Coil, Qty: 1 - Shall have quadrature receive/transmit, preferably of litzcage design - Shall be suitable for rodent head (rat/mouse) imaging - Shall have inner diameter 38 mm - Shall have coil length of no more than 35 mm - Shall be able to fit in a 112 mm inner diameter tube - Shall be capable of performing magnetic resonance spectroscopy (Point-Resolved Spectroscopy (PRESS), Stimulated Echo Acquisition Mode (STEAM)) - Shall be capable of performing echo-planar imaging - Shall come with Sub-Miniature version A (SMA) connectors - Shall be tunable to 200 MHz - Shall be RF shielded Line Item 4: Software Package and Licensing, Qty: 1 - Shall be compatible with ParaVision 6 and Bruker 47/40AS MRI system (Avance III) - Shall have indefinite license for use of included methods - Shall have included methods: IntraGate_FLASH, DCE, RAREST, UTE, ZTE, MGE, RAREVTR, T1_EPI, T2S_EPI - Installation and setup shall be included Line Item 5: Spectroscopy Application Package, Qty: 1 - Shall be compatible with ParaVision 6 and Bruker 4.7/40 AS MRI system (Avance III) - Shall have indefinite license for use of spectroscopic methods - Shall include methods: PRESS, STEAM, ISIS, CSI, EPSI - Installation and setup shall be included Line Item 6: Manual Animal Positioning System, Qty: 1 - Shall be capable of support of large animals, like NHP up to 12 kg - Shall have provisions to measure the exact placement of the sample inside MRI (laser cross hair marking) - Shall have low level of vibration during scanning with high power MRI gradients - Shall have provision for fixation of the system in any given position for long durations (mechanical latching) - Shall be compatible with Bruker 4.7/40 AS MRI system - Shall be RF shielded - Shall have guides for RF-shielded feed-through of tubes on hoses - Installation and setup shall be included Line Item 7: High Power Gradient Amplifier Upgrade, Qty: 1 - Shall be compatible with Bruker Avance III interface and ParaVision 6 software - Maximum power output shall not be less than 300 A/500 V - Shall be compatible with Bruker gradient inserts B-GA20S HP and B-GA12S HP - Installation and setup shall be included Line Item 8: Transmit/Receive Volume RF Coil for Rats, Qty: 1 - Shall be tunable to the frequency of the proton at 4.7 tesla (200 MHz) - Shall have at least 82 mm inside diameter - Shall have maximum 120 mm outside diameter to be able to fit into high power gradient system (BG-12AS) - Shall be able to be actively decoupled to be used in cross-coil mode - Shall be circularly polarized (quadrature) - Shall be compatible with existing MRI scanner (Bruker Avance III) - Power handling shall be at least 1000 W peak Line Item 9: Gradient Shim Insert for MRI, Qty: 1 - Shall have at least 114 mm inside diameter - Shall have gradient strength of at least 440 mT/m - Shall have a slew rate of at least 3440 T/m/s - Shall have linear and second-order shim coils - Shall be compatible with Bruker Avance III interface and ParaVision 6 software - Shall include installation and setup Post-Warranty Preventive Maintenance Minimum Requirements: 1. All maintenance and repair activities shall be performed by formally trained and certified technicians/engineers. All repairs and PM services shall be performed following Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM specifications, manuals, and service bulletins, using OEM replacement parts, components, subassemblies, etc. 2. The PM Service plan shall include at least one (1) on-site visit for routine certification and preventative maintenance of the instrument per year. All costs for labor, travel and parts included. 3. Contractor shall provide unlimited corrective/remedial maintenance, service/repair visits as needed inclusive of parts, labor, and travel expense. Contractor shall provide a plan of action within 8 business hours of call for service. Provide priority best effort on-site response within 72 hours (3 business days) if issue cannot be corrected remotely within 1 business day from call for service. 4. The Contractor shall provide unlimited technical support during Contractor's normal operating hours. Initial response within 8 business hours of contact for assistance (e.g. telephone-based, email-based, website-based, etc.). 5. Immediate Access by the FDA Technical Representative (TR) and system operator personnel to the manufacturer's call center for technical assistance, which is staffed by senior engineers to provide a high level of expertise for troubleshooting the instrument. 6. The service plan shall include access to OEM technical developments, repair procedure bulletins, and unlimited software, firmware, and application updates. 7. Records and Reports - the Contractor shall, commensurate with the completion of each service call (inclusive of warranty service), provide the end-user of the equipment with a copy of a field service report/ticket identifying the equipment name, manufacturer, model number, and serial number of the equipment being serviced/repaired and detailing the reason for the service call, a detailed description of the work performed, the test instruments or other equipment used to affect the repair or otherwise perform the service, the name(s) and contact information of the technician who performed the repair/service, and for information purposes, the on-site hours expended and parts/components replaced. In addition, the Contractor shall provide a written report to the FDA COR and Contract Specialist, summarizing all maintenance and repair activities (including warranty work) each time service and/or repair is performed. Place of Performance Delivery and Services performed at: National Center for Toxicological Research 3900 NCTR Rd Jefferson, AR 72079 The offeror shall furnish sufficient technical information necessary for the Government to conclusively determine that the offered services meet the technical requirements identified above. Though the target audience is small business manufacturers or small businesses capable of supplying a U.S. made product of a small business manufacturer or producer all interested parties may respond. At a minimum, responses shall include the following: • Business name, DUNS number, business address, business website, business size status (i.e., SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone SB, SDB, WOSB, LB), point of contact name, mailing address (if different from business address), phone number and email address (Provide this same information if responding to provide a product manufactured by another firm); • Sufficient descriptive literature that unequivocally demonstrates that offered services can meet the above requirements. All descriptive material necessary for the government to determine whether the service/product offered meets the technical requirements including: technical specifications, descriptive material, literature, brochures and other information, which demonstrates the capabilities of the contractor to meet the requirement. • Information on available service/maintenance plans. • Three (3) years of past performance information for the manufacture, installation and/or sale and maintenance support in which the offeror has provided same or substantially similar products/service solutions and used for same or similar OEM equipment as set forth herein. For each past performance reference include the date of sale, description, dollar value, client name, client address, client point of contact name, client point of contact mailing address (if different from that provided for client), client point of contact phone number, client point of contact email address, and name of the manufacturer (to include DUNS number and size status) if not the respondent. • The offeror includes documentation of technical competency on the operation and repair of the Bruker Biospec 4.7 T 40 cm bore system with Avance III console. Such documentation should include certification from the original equipment manufacturer or other training certificates within the past calendar year. • If applicable, identification of the firm's GSA Schedule contract(s) by Schedule number and SINs that are applicable to this potential requirement. Detailed list of items included and not included on the GSA contract to meet this requirement. • Provide information if any of these specifications are too restrictive. No response will be considered that the listed specifications are adequate in a competitive environment. • If a large business, identify the subcontracting opportunities that would exist for small business concerns; • Standard commercial warranty and payment terms; and • Though this is not a request for quote, informational pricing is required. The government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, not identified in the response. The Government encourages any comments and/or suggestions from any interested party, regarding the specifications. While the Government will not respond directly to your comments and/or suggestions; we will consider them as we finalize the specifications in preparation for the forthcoming solicitation. Interested Parties shall respond with capability statements which are due in person, by postal mail or email to the point of contact listed below on or before May 12, 2017 by 3:00 PM (Central Time in Jefferson, Arkansas) to warren.dutter@fda.hhs.gov, or mail to the Food and Drug Administration, OO/OFBA/OAGS/DAP, Attn: Warren Dutter, 3900 NCTR Road, Building 50, Room 417, Jefferson, AR 72079-9502. Reference 1182042. Notice of Intent Responses to this sources sought announcement will assist the Government in determining whether or not any future requirement similar to this one should be set aside for small business, made available to full and open competition or procure through sole-source acquisition procedures. 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 pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in FedBizOpps. 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/FDA/NCTR/1182042/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: 3900 NCTR Rd, Jefferson, AR 72079, Jefferson, Arkansas, 72079, United States

Zip Code: 72079
 

Record

SN04497053-W 20170506/170505000142-86a38a253f76772634821995b8cccda9 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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