SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Cardiovascular Computer Tomography Imaging Scanner
- Notice Date
- 8/15/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7902, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-PB(HL)-2007-206P-DCH
- Response Due
- 8/31/2007
- Archive Date
- 9/15/2007
- Description
- THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION NOTICE. This is a combined synopsis / solicitation for commercial items, prepared in accordance with the format of FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The reference solicitation number is: NHLBI-PB(HL)-2007-206P-DCH This solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). This acquisition is being conducted in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Item procedures and FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, and the resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 05-18. The total contracted dollar amount, including options will not exceed $5 million. Market research conducted by the Government through FedBizOpps has determined that there are no reasonable expectations of obtaining two or more small business offers. Therefore, the acquisition is being conducted on a competitive unrestricted basis, with no set aside restrictions. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this requirement is 334516 and the associated small business size standard is 500 employees. The Government?s anticipated delivery date is not later than February 2008. The delivery point is the National Institutes of Health Heart Center at Suburban Hospital, 8600 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7902. A site visit will be held during the week of August 20, 2007, at the delivery and installation location. The site visit is limited to two (2) attendees per perspective offeror and is not expected to exceed two hours. The perspective officer is required to submit any questions in writing to the Contracting Officer not later that twenty-four hours preceding the site visit. The perspective offeror must contact the Contracting Officer to obtain the exact date and time of the site visit and to confirm its attendance. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Office of Acquisition (OA), intend to award a single, fixed priced contract for the purchase of the Cardiovascular Computer Tomography Imaging Scanner. Background Information - The Laboratory of Cardiac Energetics has taken a leading role in developing advanced cardiac imaging methods, noninvasive physiological studies, and minimally invasive interventional procedures. This work has included some of the first demonstrations of functional brain imaging, discovery of magnetization transfer contrast in NMR experiments, development and validation of new MR imaging methods, use of NMR and optical spectroscopy to study in vivo physiology, invention of novel two photon optical microscopy methods, and study of some of the first uses of MRI to guide intravascular catheter-based procedures and robotic surgery. The Laboratory of Cardiac Energetics is staffed by a large team of physiologists, engineers, physicists, and physicians spanning a wide range of interests ranging from subcellular metabolism to human diagnostic imaging and catheter-based interventions. Computed Tomography is an x-ray based technology that produces noninvasive cross-sectional images of the body. The advent of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) scanners enabled acquisition of high resolution 3-dimensional images of the body when married with helical scan methods. The value of the resulting high resolution images has been recognized by many groups around the world as providing high enough resolution images to diagnose coronary artery stenosis in patients. This methodology is useful in a wide range of cardiovascular applications including noninvasive angiography, imaging heart valves and the pericardium. One disadvantage of current generation MDCT scanners is the limited spatial coverage of the detectors. Typically, 64-detector scanners cover 4 or less cm along the axial direction of the body. To produce the highest quality images of the body, helical scanning modes are used which frequently use 80% overlap between each rotation to guarantee adequate spatial coverage and minimize image artifacts. This increases radiation exposure and reduces temporal efficiency. Objectives - This contract requires delivery of a detector CT scanner and installation that meet the requirements below, which will also require room renovations, in the NIH Heart Center at Suburban Hospital. This equipment purchase will support pre-clinical and clinical research using high resolution CT scans to study myocardial perfusion, myocardial viability, coronary calcium, coronary artery stenosis, catheter-based interventions, and robotic surgery. Services to be Performed. General Requirements - Independently, and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, materials, supplies, equipment, and services and perform the work set forth below. All work under this contract shall be monitored by the Project Officer, whose position is defined elsewhere in this contract. Specific Requirements - The contractor shall be responsible for delivering, installing, providing maintenance and training for a MDCT scanner. Mandatory Specifications - The instrument must be a detector capable of acquiring 256 rows of data simultaneously for reconstruction into 3-dimensional CT images of the body whereby 11cm of the body can be imaged in half of a rotation around the body. The range shall be large enough to cover many organs such as the brain and the heart within a half rotation of the scanner. Gantry rotation time is specified to be at least: 400ms indicating that cardiac images can be obtained with half rotation times of approximately 200ms. MDCT Scanner Specifications - The system will include all hardware and software necessary to acquire and reconstruct images for a wide range of applications including but not limited to coronary calcium, contrast enhanced CT coronary angiography , angiography of other blood vessels, chest, brain, body, and other general CT applications. The CT scanner shall be capable of cardiovascular imaging including single heartbeat scans, sub-5 mSv coronary CT angiography, and a fluoroscopy mode. The basic MDCT system shall include all hardware needed to trigger acquisitions from an ECG. The system should also include a scanner table which can be used to move the patient in and out of the scanner. The system shall include an operator console, image reconstruction computers, and 3 post-processing/image review workstations. Installation and Room Renovations will occur at The NIH Heart Center at Suburban Hospital, 8600 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7902. Renovations include necessary repair of walls, floor, and ceiling after removal of the existing equipment that currently occupies the space. The access doorway may need to be moved. The sink will need to be moved within the room. A window and doorway leading into an adjacent control room will need to be constructed. Existing electrical wiring along the wall between the control room and the scan room will need to be moved or eliminated. High power electrical circuits will need to be run from existing power supplies within the hospital. The existing Liebert airconditioning system will need to be evaluated whether it meets scanner specifications for cooling the equipment. If not, alternative air conditioning will need to be installed. The room will need lead lining to meet local radiation safety standards. An x-ray blocking window will need to be installed between the scan room and the control room. Training - On-site/off site training of two technologists and three physicians shall be provided by the Contractor. Maintenance - The contract shall provide upgrades in accordance with industry standards but no maintenance contract will be necessary beyond the initial 1-year warranty period. The provisions of FAR Clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Sept 2006), is applicable to this acquisition. The provisions of FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (Jan 1999), is applicable to this acquisition. The contract award will be made to the Offeror whose product meets the Government?s minimum performance specifications, functional specifications, and delivery date as noted above. A best buy analysis will be performed taking into consideration price, shipping points, technical specifications, special features, trade-in considerations, probable life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item, warranty considerations, maintenance availability, environmental and energy efficiency considerations, delivery terms, and past performance. In addition to a price quote, the Offeror must submit descriptive literature of the product proposed, a commercial price list, warranty provisions, and any other information the Offeror considers relevant to the Government?s evaluation of the product proposed. The Government intends to evaluate the proposals and award the contract without discussion with Offerors. Therefore, the initial offer should contain the Offerors best terms for a technical and price standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions, request product samples or demonstrations, if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any and all offers if such action is deemed necessary. The Government may also waive informalities and minor irregularities in the offers received. The provisions of FAR Clause 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items (Nov 2006), applies to this acquisitions. The Offeror must include a completed copy of the provision of FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items with its offer. The provisions of FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items (Feb 2007), applies to this acquisition. The provisions of FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (June 2007), is applies to this acquisition. There are no numbered notes applicable to this notice. Proposals are due August 31, 2007, 5:00 p.m. at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Office of Acquisitions, Procurement Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 6042, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7902. Attention Debra C. Hawkins, Contracting Officer, (301) 435-0367. Proposals may be submitted electronically to hawkinsd@nhlbi.nih.gov or by FAX to (301) 480-3345. The electronic transmission and fax transmission must reference the solicitation number: NHLBI-PB(HL)-2007-206P-DCH. A draft of the resultant contract is attached for your information. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland
- Zip Code: 20892
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN01373218-W 20070817/070815220503 (fbodaily.com)
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