MODIFICATION
65 -- MRI Power Injector and Installation
- Notice Date
- 9/2/2014
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 339112
— Surgical and Medical 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, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- DHHS-NIH-NHLBI-CSB-(HV)-2014-230-NR
- Archive Date
- 9/19/2014
- Point of Contact
- Nora I Rivera, Phone: (301) 435-0712
- E-Mail Address
-
nr85c@nih.gov
(nr85c@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- CHANGED DUE DATE TO THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 AT 9 AM, EST. INTRODUCTION: THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Office of Acquisitions (OA), intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order on a noncompetitive sole source basis to Bayer Healthcare, LLC, One Bayer Dr., Indianola, PA 15051. Bayer Healthcare is to provide and install a Spectris Solaris EP MR Power Injector and provide training to staff. BACKGROUND: The major focus of the Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Group at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute is to develop and validate new cardiovascular imaging methods. The group works on imaging and analyzing blood flow during and after a myocardial infarction using advanced contrast enhanced cardiovascular MRI imaging. The group is currently working collaboratively on two protocols with Suburban Hospital since 2007. JUSTIFICATION: The sole source determination is based on the need to continue developing two existing active protocols with the exact brand name power injector in order to avoid introducing new variables that could potentially invalidate existing quantitative analysis already developed under the two protocols that have been active since 2007. REQUIREMENT: 1. Brand Name: Spectris Solaris EP Power MRI Injector a. Optimized Color Touchscreen b. Large numeric displays c. Graphical depictions d. Quick check fluid levels 2. Multiphase Injection: a. Control 6 user-programmable phases b. Inject delay, scan delay and stopwatch to assist in dynamic timed studies c. Scan delay to precisely time injection phases d. The injector head house a "No Air" Confirmation button that allows the user to acknowledge that air has been expelled 3. Pressure Limit Setting Control shall: a. Enables customers to select from one of six present maximum pressure limits b. View current pressure during injection next to the pre-selected maximum value 4. Minimum High Performance 8 Amp. Hour battery 5. Delivery and Installation: a. Delivery shall be coordinated with NHLBI and the vendor. b. System installation is required and the selected contractor shall coordinate with the construction team that will be installing the Power Injector. 6. Training: a. The contractor shall provide training to technicians on the proper use of Power Injector. 7. Warranty: a. The contractor shall provide a minimum 1-year warranty. REGULATORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b) Soliciting from a single source (for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold) and only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument, and the Small Business Size Standard is 23,500 employees. The acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures; therefore the requirements of FAR Part 6, Competitive Requirements, are not applicable (FAR Part 6.001). The resultant award will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-72 (January 30, 2014). This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may express their interest and capability by responding to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. 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. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses must be received by September 2, 2014 at 9:00am EST and must reference the pre-solicitation number DHHS-NIH-NHLBI-CSB-(HV)-2014-230-NR. Responses shall be submitted electronically to Nora I. Rivera, Contacting Officer, riverani@nhlbi.nih.gov OR hard copy to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Office of Acquisitions, COAC Services Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6112, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7902, Attention: Nora I. Rivera. Faxes will not be accepted. Responses will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation with the capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. No Attachments...
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
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