National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6100, MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD 20892

A -- MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN ACUTE CLINICAL SETTING -- POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT DUE 080699 POC Kathleen Van Steelant, Contracting Officer, Ph: 301-435-0364, Fax: 301-480-3345 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to procure on a sole source basis to Suburban Hospital, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland for supplies, clinical testing and overtime staffing in order to support the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Cardiovascular MRI project already in existence at Suburban Hospital. This requirement will be obtained through a modification to NIH Contract Number N02-HL-8-3755 with Suburban Hospital for "Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Acute Clinical Setting". It is believed that Suburban Hospital is the sole source for this requirement based on the authority of FAR 6.302-1. The purpose of this program is to support the collaborative research program between Suburban Hospital and the NIH to study the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the clinical evaluation of acute cardiac patients. Over the last few years, NHLBI has been developing new MRI techniques for the evaluation of cardiac patients. NIH awarded a contract to Suburban Hospital to install a MRI scanner at the hospital to perform clinical evaluation of these methodologies. The contract provides for emergency nursing support, limited medical record support, limited medical diagnostic testing, pharmaceutical supplies, and other supplies necessary for the daily operation of an MRI scanner. The unpredictable timing of patient studies and the physical location of the MRI scanner in this particular hospital makes Suburban Hospital the only possible Contractor. The period of performance will be for the duration of Contract Number N02-HL-8-3755. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within ten (10) calendar days after publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Posted 07/26/99 (W-SN359087). (0207)

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