Magnetom Prisma Special Purpose Coil

Federal Business Opportunities (FBO)SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE  Solicitation Number: NIMH20003971 Title:  Siemens Magnetom Prisma Special Purpose Coil Classification Code:  66 -- Instruments & laboratory equipment NAICS Code:  423450 – Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant WholesalersDescription:   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: Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is one of the most impressive tools of modern medicine, allowing for the visualization of normal and pathological tissues in the body.  In no field has imaging impacted biomedical research more than in the study of the brain, in which MR allows one to visualize not only neural structures but also neural function.  The Neurophysiology Imaging Facility (NIF) is a centralized core facility that brings together a broad range of techniques to provide the most integrated and efficient study of brain physiology in nonhuman primates.  The NIF core facility is an intramural resource shared by three institutes at the NIH – NIMH, NINDS, and NEI. The NIF core staff, in collaboration with other researchers at NIH and other academic institutions, develops methodologies to obtain high resolution anatomical and awake behaving animal functional MRI data. Several such collaborations have yielded excellent data, resulting in the publication of several peer-reviewed papers over the past 5 years.  NIF facility is among a handful of sites in the world with this type of leading-edge setup dedicated to animal model mental health research.As is typical with specialized advanced instrumentation, it is impossible to find ‘commercial off the shelf (COTS)’ equipment required for both animal preparation and experimental setup. To advance the research programs supported by NIMH, NINDS, and NEI, the new 3T scanner will need to be equipped with the latest innovation in RF coils, namely 4-channel, receive only phased array RF coil with flexible elements. This coil is designed for high performance human small structure imaging at 3T; however, it also fits the nonhuman primate subjects studied here at the NIMH. These animal subjects have advanced mental health research in a broad range of areas including brain and cognition, memory, eye movement and motor function, just to name a few.  Innovative developments in coil and scanning technology will vastly improve the quality of research data, thus impacting the scope and depth of research methodologies both current and future.  Such innovations are often the driving force behind new discoveries and scientific breakthroughs.This acquisition is for three small structure coils.  This combination is specifically built for the newly acquired Siemens MAGNETOM Prisma 3T. It is iPAT compatible and comes with multielement array technology to easily fit with the in-house built custom nonhuman primate holder. Three coils will be placed separately during animal placement for ease of access to experiment related equipment around the head. Electrical and radio frequency connection are immediately compatible with proprietary scanner.Purpose: The Neurophysiology Imaging Facility (NIF) core at NIMH needs to acquire customized special nonhuman primate radio frequency probes for a 3 T MRI scanner at NIH that will be used to conduct high quality anatomical MRI and awake behaving functional MRI.Generic Name of Product: MRI Radio Frequency Phased Array Receive coil, for 3T, 128 MHz. Project requirements: Siemens MAGNETOM Prisma Special Purpose Coil #Sk,Sp 4-channel special purpose coil is a no-tune receiver coil designed for examination with small Field-of-Views.Salient characteristics: •           2 row by 2 elements phased array MRI probe 3 T, 128 MHz. •           Receive only compatible to existing system interface cable.•           Three separate coils. •           Each coil must be flexible, and form around the subject’s head.•           The probe must fit into the Siemens 3T custom in-house made animal holding device owned by NIH•           Vendor must give a one-year product warranty that includes repair and / or replacement for defects in manufacturing.•           The above criteria represent the Government’s minimum acceptable standards. Anticipated Period of Performance: Within 90 days after receipt of awardCapability statement /information sought: Contractors that believe that they possess the ability to provide the required equipment, should submit documentation on their ability to meet each of the project requirements to the Contract Specialist.The Contractor should directly and specifically state in the, capabilities statement, which project requirements can be meet and/or supplied. The Contractor must also provide their  DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HubZone, GSA number (If available) etc., pursuant to the applicable NAICS code and any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisition requirements.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 two (2) page limit.  The 2-page limit does not include the cover page or executive summary.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.  Facsimile responses are NOT accepted.The response must be submitted to Thien Nguyen, Contract Specialist, at Thien.Nguyen2@nih.gov.The response must be received on or before June 26, 2020 at 12 pm, 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. 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