SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Radiation Treatment Dosimetry Planning Software
- Notice Date
- 1/5/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Idaho National Laboratory (DOE Contractor), Idaho National Laboratory, 2525 Fremont P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID, 83415-3920
- ZIP Code
- 83415-3920
- Solicitation Number
- 02-06
- Response Due
- 3/15/2006
- Archive Date
- 3/30/2006
- Description
- IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY SEEKS INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS CAPABLE OF ASSISTING WITH DEVELOPMENT OF RADIATION TREATMENT DOSIMETRY PLANNING SOFTWARE AND EXPLORING COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES BASED ON THE SOFTWARE. Announcement: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), operated by Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (BEA) under contract with the Department of Energy (DOE) is soliciting a written indication of interest from industrial partners, capable of assisting with the development of, and implementing, BEA proprietary software useful for dosimetry planning for all forms of radiation treatment. A Research Version of MINERVA (Modality-Inclusive Environment for Radiotherapeutic Variable Analysis) is copyrighted. Programming and interfaces are written in Java to provide maximum portability and use of plug-ins. The successful partner will be interested in entering into a research and development agreement to further develop the core program and proprietary plug-ins for one or more modalities, to enter into a license agreement, or both, for the purpose of developing and selling commercial versions of the software. License terms would include an up-front licensing payment, minimum annual royalties and a running royalty based on a percentage of sales. A research and development agreement would be under a standard CRADA arrangement with an option for licensing subject inventions. Note: THIS IS NOT A COMMITMENT BY BEA TO ENTER INTO EITHER A LICENSE AGREEMENT OR A COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THIS TECHNOLOGY WITH ANY COMPANY. A description of the technology follows: the Research Version of MINERVA includes a Patient Module, Image Module, Model Module, Analyze Module, a Database and an API interface. Plug-ins that are not a part of the Research Version are at various stages of development and include Molecularly Targeted Radiation Source and Transport Modules (in collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the University of California, Davis), external beam source and transport modules, and neutron/photon transport modules. MINERVA is designed to accept future source and transport plug-ins ? both open source and proprietary. MINERVA is designed to be a true multi-image, multi-treatment modality, Monte-Carlo based, high-speed, three-dimensional computational dosimetry and treatment planning system for radiotherapy. Plans call for incorporation of patient motion and repositioning functions for Image-Guided Radiation Therapy, incorporation of deformable shape models, tracking of organ/tumor contours from initial CT scans, quantifying measured organ motion and incorporation of the movable patient into the PEREGRINE Monte Carlo dose calculation scheme. In addition, MINERVA will be designed to interface directly with the web-based quality assurance Remote Review Tool. This will allow dose re-calculation and side-by-side plan comparisons for clinical trial planning data. Note: THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT. Companies interested in exploring commercial opportunities for BEA's MINERVA should provide a written statement of interest which includes the following: 1) company name and address; 2) the name, address, telephone number and e-mail address for a point of contact; 3) a brief description of corporate expertise and facilities relevant to commercializing this technology; and 4) a brief description of how the company might commercialize this technology. The statement of interest should be made by US mail or e-mail and should be received within 30 days of publication of this opportunity at the following address: John R. Snyder, Ph.D., Advisory Account Executive, Technology Transfer and Commercialization, BEA, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-3805. E-mail is John.Snyder@inl.gov.
- Record
- SN00961527-W 20060107/060105211729 (fbodaily.com)
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