SPECIAL NOTICE
65 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source - SmartPill Motility Capsules
- Notice Date
- 8/9/2023 6:51:15 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- ARMY MED RES ACQ ACTIVITY FORT DETRICK MD 21702 USA
- ZIP Code
- 21702
- Solicitation Number
- HT942523Q0135
- Response Due
- 8/24/2023 9:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 09/08/2023
- Point of Contact
- Jeffrey Sprecher
- E-Mail Address
-
jeffrey.b.sprecher.civ@health.mil
(jeffrey.b.sprecher.civ@health.mil)
- Description
- THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The United Stated Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, IAW FAR 13.501, with Covidien Sales LLC, 15 Hampshire St, Mansfield MA 02048, as the only responsible source that can provide SmartPill non-invasive telemetry-based supplies for GI transit time and pH as defined by the Minimum Essential Characteristics of this requirement. This acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items. Provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-83 are incorporated. United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) intends to procure firm-fixed-price Blanket Purchase Agreement with a Five (5) Year Ordering Period for FGS-0503 SmartPill Capsule (5 pack) used in a series of studies with the intent to determine how military-relevant stress and dietary supplementation impact gastrointestinal transit time and pH, and to what extent changes in those parameters are associated with changes in the composition and activity of intestinal microorganisms and changes in appetite physiology. USARIEM has a requirement for a non-invasive telemetry-based device that is approved for human use and capable of measuring gastrointestinal (GI) transit time and GI pH. The Military Nutrition Division (MND) at the US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) conducts research that entails digestive performance on various military-relevant tasks, including sustained operations, field deployments and laboratory environments.� As part of this effort MND investigates how the lower digestive tracks reacts to different stressors and environments. Potentially showing if sustained operations, field deployments or food choices affect gut health and nutrient absorption. USARIEM / MND is seeking to purchase SmartPill capsules to measure pressure, pH, temperature, and transit times throughout the gut and to be used with our SmartPill recorders and MotiliGI Software.� Minimum Essential Characteristics: Shall be compatible with currently owned SmartPill recorders and MotiliGI Software� Shall be FDA approved for human use and minimal risk for healthy adults. Shall include an ingestible capsule capable of measuring gastrointestinal (GI) pH, pressure, transit time and temperature within normal physiologic range. Capsule shall communicate wirelessly with a data receiver. Shall have a pressure accuracy of 0-99 mmHg � 5 mmHg, 100-350 mmHg � 10% of applied pressure Shall have a pH accuracy of � 0.5 pH units Shall have a pH range of 1�9 pH units Shall have a temperature accuracy of � 1�C (between 20 � 42�C) Shall have a transmission frequency of 434.2 MHz (radiating between 426 � 445 MHz) Battery life of capsule shall be > 5 days. The capsules shall have a weight and size of 4.5 grams and 26x13mm respectively The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 339113 with a Small Business Size Standard of 750 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document will be posted for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same product. All capability statements received by closing of this notification of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on 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. Based on the above information, the only technically acceptable non-invasive telemetry-based Capsule for GI transit time and pH is SmartPill provided by Covidian Sales LLC, 15 Hampshire St, Mansfield MA 02048. Submit email capabilities statements (using PDF, MS Word, Excel attachments) to Jeffrey Sprecher at jeffrey.b.sprecher.civ@health.mil. Statements are due no later than 12:00 P.M. EST on 24 August 2023. No phone calls accepted.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Mansfield, MA 02048, USA
- Zip Code: 02048
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 02048
- Record
- SN06782664-F 20230811/230809230046 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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