SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Image Processing of Muscle and Fat in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging
- Notice Date
- 1/27/2016
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 4211 - MSC 9559, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-2016-116
- Archive Date
- 2/20/2016
- Point of Contact
- Samantha A. Kelly, Phone: 3014028855
- E-Mail Address
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samantha.kelly2@nih.gov
(samantha.kelly2@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF INTENT INTRODUCTION: THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT TO ACTION. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Station Support Contracts and Simplified Acquisitions Branch (SS/SA) on behalf of the National Institute of Aging intends to negotiate and award a contract for the "Image Processing of Muscle and Fat in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging". EXTENT OF COMPETITION: This acquisition is full and open with no set-aside restrictions. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE: The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 541511 with a Size Standard of $27.5 Million. REGULATORY AUTHORITY: The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-85-1 dated January 4, 2016. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-contracting by Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($150,000). DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: Background: The Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging (BLSA) is a continuous enrollment longitudinal study of volunteers across a wide age range. The study has been active for over 50 years and has been collecting clinical, physiologic, imaging and biospecimen data on over 3000 individuals. BLSA desired to refine and revise its imaging processing programs for muscle and fat from MRI and CT scan data of the abdomen, thigh and calf. Purpose and Objectives: The contractor shall develop, refine and revise programs for long term operability in support of BLSA need for quantitative metrics derived from image processing of muscle and fat from MRI and CT scan data of the abdomen, thigh and calf. Period of Performance: Base: April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017 Optional Renewal Years: Option Year One (1): April 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018 Option Year Two (2): April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019 Project Description: Specifically, the following requirements are being requested: 1.The contractor will review current software programs for extracting data on muscle and fat volume and quality from CT and MRI images of the abdomen, thigh and calf. Specifically, the program must partition tissue in the abdomen, thigh and calf into regions of lean mass and fat and estimate density of discrete muscle groups. These findings must result in quantitative estimates that can be downloaded into spreadsheets. 2.The contractor will propose to BLSA leadership modifications or replacement of current programs that improve the quality of the data and reduce processing time, with timelines, specifications and cost estimates. 3.After approval, the contractor will implement revisions or new programs to yield quantitative metrics from the target images. 4.Based on evaluations of the reliability, validity and efficiency of the programs when applied to BLSA data, the contractor will further revise and refine the programs. 5.The contractor is anticipated to invest no more than 400 hours per year to meet this initial scope of work. Deliverables: 1.After receiving BLSA materials and interviewing BLSA team members, the contractor will provide a written summary of potential strategies to replace, revise and/or refine the image processing programs, along with a timeline and plan for evaluation of the quality, validity and efficiency of the programs. 2.After approval from BLSA leadership, the contractor will initiate proposed programs as pilot projects over less than one year. 3.After testing the revised programs on BLSA imaging data, the contractor will work with BLSA leadership to plan any further refinements. 4.The contractor is anticipated to invest no more than 400 hours over the year on this scope of work. CLOSING STATEMENT The solicitation will be issued on or about February 8, 2016, and bids or proposals will be tentatively due about 10 days after the solicitation release date. Potential offerors may request a copy of the solicitation from Samantha Kelly, Contract Specialist, electronically at Samantha.Kelly2@nih.gov. Please reference the solicitation number HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-2016-116 on your electronic and fax request.
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