SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- PATHWAY Pain & Sensory Evaluation System
- Notice Date
- 3/1/2016
- 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, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-NOI-16-218
- Archive Date
- 3/25/2016
- Point of Contact
- Jennifer Burns, Phone: 3014024592
- E-Mail Address
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jennifer.burns2@nih.gov
(jennifer.burns2@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 the Medoc Advance Medical Systems for the PATHWAY Pain & Sensory Evaluation (CHEPS/ATS models) System without providing for full and open competition (including brand-name). 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) 2005-85 dated February 28, 2016. This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This acquisition is NOT expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Purpose and Objectives The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) on Section Development and Affective Neuroscience (SDAN) conducts considerable research on various aspects of fear and pain. This research requires very precise control of stimulus features, as the research involves work with children, a vulnerable population. Fear and pain must be manipulated in a way that creates emotions that are genuine but in no way traumatizing. This project uses a particular device, known as "The Medoc device". The Medoc device is unusual in that it is the only device, which possesses the precise level of control that is needed to generate such manipulations. This has led the device to emerge as a standard in the field. Period of Performance The equipment shall be delivered within 60 days ARO. Project Description The Contractor must be able to provide the following: Specifically, the NIMH requires the following: 1. fMRI PATHWAY - Model ATS/CHEPS (Combined non-magnetic) 2. ATS Thermode (standard) 16x16mm activation area 3. CHEPS Thermode (standard) 27mm diameter activation area 4. fmri ATS 16x16mm Thermode 5. Pathway External Control Interface CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Section on Development and Affective Neuroscience (SDAN) requires the PATHWAY Pain & Sensory Evaluation (CHEPS/ATS models) for use in future scientific studies. Medoc Advanced Medical Systems is the only sales and services source for this piece of equipment. This equipment is protected by U.S. Patent 2007010860. This means that the following features and functions are protected: a. Use of an electrically controlled heat element adapted for contact with human tissue. b. Use of a thermal sink that can rapidly change the temperature of the heat control element at a rate of above 10 degrees celsius from a temperature of below 100 degrees celsius. The thermal capacity of the thermal sink is at least 4 times the thermal capacity of the heat control element. c. Use of a Peltier element and a heat pump for the cooling element. d. Use of a closed loop feedback to control the temperature of the cooling element. e. Sampling of the temperature sensor is done faster than 10Hz f. Ability to apply short pulses of heat or cold. g. Ability to stimulate A-delta fibers or subgroups of those fibers h. Ability to stimulate either high or low threshold fibers. i.Ability to stimulate C fibers j. Ability to generate a windup effect. k. Fast increase and decrease of temperature - over 30 degrees celsius per second. l. Ability to sense brain activity and display degree of pain blocking and consciousness level. m. Ability to control temperatures and produce sharp temperature changes using high differential thermal masses (up to 1:1000) n. Ability to control the duration of temperature spikes such that a spike of 10 degrees celsius is shorter than 2 seconds. o. Ability to control the linearity of the temperature changes. p. Ability to synchronize through TTL in/out with other recording devices The above capabilities and specifications are unique to the Medoc PATHWAY Pain & Evaluation System. These capabilities are not available in any other device distributed. NIMH must obtain this piece of equipment for scientific research. In order to prevent a lapse in the continuity of science, NIMH must obtain the PATHWAY Pain & Evaluation System from Medoc Advanced Medical Systems. 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 Jennifer Burns, Contract Specialist, at Jennifer.burns2@nih.gov. US Mail and Fax responses will not be accepted.
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