SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Electroconvulsive Therapy Devices
- Notice Date
- 9/8/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334510
— Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-NOI-15-658
- Archive Date
- 9/26/2015
- Point of Contact
- Paul C. Marsalese,
- E-Mail Address
-
paul.marsalese@nih.gov
(paul.marsalese@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- INTRODUCTION This is a pre-solicitation non-competitive (notice of intent) synopsis to award a contract without providing for full or open competition (including brand-name). THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Consolidated Station Support and Simplified Acquisitions (CSS/SA) Branch intends to negotiate and award a purchase order to Mecto Corporation. The National Institue of Mental Health, Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch requires electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) devices for research and development purposes in the Clinical Neuromodulation Laboratory. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334510 with a Size Standard of 500 employees. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-82. STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT The National Institute of Mental Health, Experimental Therapeutics & Pathophysiology Branch has a requirement for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) devices for research and development purposes in the newly-forming Clinical Neuromodulation Laboratory in the NIMH. The device is essential to the mission of the new lab, which in part involves the development of rapidly acting antidepressant interventions. The ECT device is needed as it represents the gold standard of antidepressant interventions at present, and will be what new interventions will be measured against. The ECT should be capable of ultrabrief stimulation, which is needed for the specific research of the laboratory, as well as a number of unique stimulating, recording, and safety features. The equipment will meet or exceed the following specifications: 1. Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) with EEG/ECG Channels and Accessories: - Up to 5 channels of ECG and ECT monitoring -EMR (Electronic Medical Record) component that can save up to 700 data points and all physiological monitoring from the ECT treatment -Device shall have Optimized ECT and Optimized Titration Tables -Device shallhave an Ultrabrief ECT which is a 0.3 range that is effective across the entire ultrabrief treatment range of 0.3-0.37 ms (Dom), 0.3-0.75 ms (Int) - Device shall have an EEG Data Analysis feature -Device shall have a Right Unilateral (RUL) ECT with Hand-Held Electrodes and Titration - Device shall have an automatic safety impedance shutdown feature to ensure patients' safety - Device shall have up to six channels of monitoring, including four EEGs, one ECG, one OMS -Device shall have physiological monitoring in real time on LCD - Device shall have higher energies for treating highly seizure-resistant patients to 576 mC (Dom), 1152 mC (Int) The device shall not exceed the following specifications: Weight: 33.0 pounds Height: 6.25 inches Width: 20.75 inches Depth: 19.35 inches CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted. Specifically, Mecta Corporation is the only vendor in the current market place that can provide the unique services required by the National Instute of Mental Health. In accordance with FAR part 10, extensive market research was conducted to reach this determination. Specifically, a small business sources sought notice was posted to FedBizOpps referencing the above detailed generic requirements and one response was received. Additionally, knowledgeable inviduals in the Government and Industry were contacted for market research purposes. None of the subject matter experts contacted were able to identify any contractor other than Mecta Corporation which could meet the needs of this requirement. Finally, a review of both the GSA Advantage and Dynamic Small Business Search returned no results. Therefore, only Mecta Corporation is capable of meeting the needs of this requirement. The intended source is: Mecta Corporation 19799 SW 95th Avenue, Suite B Tualatin, OR 97062 APPLICABLE CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS FAR 52.213-4, Terms and Conditions - Simplified Acquisitions The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) are not applicable to this requirement. CLOSING STATEMENT THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond 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 the closing date and time of this announcement and must reference the solicitation number. Responses may be submitted electronically to Paul Marsalese, Contract Specialist, at paul.marsalese@nih.gov. US Mail and Fax responses will not be accepted.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
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