MODIFICATION
66 -- Cardiovascular-Pulmonary Branch CT Scanner
- Notice Date
- 6/15/2012
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- 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, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-CSB-(HL)-2013-003-RSF
- Archive Date
- 7/13/2012
- Point of Contact
- Rashida S. Ferebee, Phone: 3014352605
- E-Mail Address
-
ferebeers@nhlbi.nih.gov
(ferebeers@nhlbi.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Introduction This is a Small Business Sources Sought Notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses, HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your response to this information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under NAICS code 334516 should not submit a response to this notice. Background The Intramural Research Program of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) 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 NHLBI Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory, one of the intramural research laboratories within NHLBI, 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 (CT) is an x-ray based technology that produces noninvasive cross-sectional images of the body. The advent of multi-detector 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 a generation MDCT scanner 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. Computed Tomography has been recognized as a large fraction of medical radiation exposure. The Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory has a strong clinical and research interest in developing and optimizing radiation reduction techniques. Mandatory Specifications 1. The instrument must be a detector capable of acquiring 320 rows of data simultaneously at 0.5 mm detector width thickness for reconstruction into 3-dimensional CT images of the body whereby 15cm of the body can be imaged in one rotation around the body. 2. The range shall be large enough to cover many organs such as the brain and the heart within one rotation of the scanner. 3. Gantry rotation time is specified to be at least: 350ms indicating that cardiac images can be obtained within one rotation. The gantry bore diameter is specified to be at least 72 cm. 4. Helical scanning mode should support up to 160 simultaneous detector rows of acquisition. Due to the complexities of the CT datasets, image reconstruction speeds of 50 images per second are required. MDCT Scanner Specifications 1. 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. 2. The CT scanner shall be capable of cardiovascular imaging including single heartbeat scans, sub-mSv coronary CT angiography, iterative reconstruction image processing methods, and a fluoroscopy mode. 3. The basic MDCT system shall include all hardware needed to trigger acquisitions from an ECG. 4. The system should also include a scanner table which can be used to move the patient in and out of the scanner. 5. The contractor shall include an operator console, image reconstruction computers, and 3 post-processing/image review workstations. Capability Statement Small business concerns that believe they possess the capabilities necessary to undertake this study should submit complete documentation of their capabilities to the Contracting Officer. The capabilities statement should include 1) the total number of employees, 2) the professional qualifications of scientists, medical experts, and technical personnel as it relates to the above outlined requirements, 3) a description of general and specific facilities and equipment available, including computer equipment and software, 4) an outline of previous research projects in which the organization and proposed personnel have participated, and 5) any other information considered relevant to this program. The capability statement must not exceed 10 single sided or 5 double sided pages in length and using a 12-point font size minimum. Interested small business organizations are required to identify their size standards in accordance with the Small Business Administration. The government requests that no proprietary or confidential business data be submitted in a response to this notice. However, responses that indicate the information therein is proprietary will be properly safeguarded for Government use only. Capability statements must include the name and telephone numbers of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to this market survey that do not provide sufficient information for evaluation will not be considered. When submitting this information, please reference the solicitation notice number. All capability statements sent in response to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Rashida Ferebee, Contract Specialist, at ferebebeers@nhlbi.nih.gov in either MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), within 15 calendar days of the date of this announcement. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After review of the responses received, pre-solicitation and solicitation notices may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. The solicitation release date is pending. The Government intends to negotiate one (1) Firm-Fixed Price with an approximate award date of October 29, 2012. The proposed delivery date will be negotiated. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). Original Point of Contact Rashida Ferebee, Contracts Specialist, COAC Services Branch, Phone (301) 435-2605, Fax (301) 480-3338, Email: ferebeers@nhlbi.nih.gov 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 RKL2/6145 MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7902, UNITED STATES
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIH/NHLBI, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
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