SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- Finger Cuff Blood Pressure Recording System for the NINDS
- Notice Date
- 3/18/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument 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-SBSS-16-255
- Archive Date
- 4/8/2016
- Point of Contact
- Lauren M. Phelps, Phone: 3015942490
- E-Mail Address
-
lauren.phelps@nih.gov
(lauren.phelps@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Finger Cuff Blood Pressure Recording System for the NINDS Market Research Sources Sought Notice HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SBSS-16-255 Contracting Office Address: 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, MD 20892, UNITED STATES. Introduction: This is a Sources Sought Notice/Request for Information for Market Research purposes. 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 large and 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 responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. Background: The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Clinical Neuro-cardiology Section (CNCS) studies biomarkers, mechanisms, and potential treatment of catecholamine depletion in Parkinson's disease (PD) and related disorders. Approved, active clinical research protocols of the CNCS all require autonomic function testing. For instance, CNCS's study on biomarkers of risk of PD focuses on whether people who have statistical risk factors for PD have objective evidence-"biomarkers"-that the disease process is actually going on and if so whether people who have abnormal "biomarkers" actually develop PD during several years of follow-up. One of the key types of biomarkers under study is the sympathetic noradrenergic component of the autonomic nervous system, which is assessed physiologically by monitoring beat-to-beat blood pressure non-invasively by an automated finger cuff device. Purpose and Objectives for the Procurement: The purpose of this requirement is to acquire one (1) finger cuff blood pressure recording system that will be used to continuously monitor and non-invasively record blood pressure and related cardiovascular variables for clinical research study patients. Project Requirements: The Contractor shall provide the NINDS/CNCS with one (1) finger cuff blood pressure recording system that meets the following requirements: A. The system must continuously and non-invasively display blood pressure, heart rate, and interbeat interval. B.The system must be able to display cardiac stroke volume continuously. C. The system must be able to calculate and display baroreflex-cardiovagal gain such as using the sequence method. D. The system must allow for convenient data transfer to an electronic polygraphic recording system in place in the CNCS. E. The system must have finger cuffs of different sizes, a height correction unit, a touch screen monitor, and software and users manual. F. The system must have a height correction unit for tracking blood pressure validly when a patient is tilted on a tilt table. Warranty Requirements: The contractor shall provide a minimum of a one (1) year warranty on all equipment, supplies and repairs. All products shall be warranted to be free from material defects in workmanship or material under normal use and service for warranty period. Finger cuffs may be excluded from warranty. Equipment Demonstration Requirements: The contractor shall provide a one (1) hour live demonstration at the NIH main campus. The demonstration shall include: Setup, demonstration of finger cuff blood pressure measurement and recording, height correction, calibration, continuous stroke volume, real time baroreflex-cardiovagal gain (sensitivity), output to and record on a clinical polygraph system (e.g. Power Lab). Training Requirements: On-site or virtual training must take place within two (2) weeks of equipment installation. Training shall take place between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm, Bethesda, MD local prevailing time, Monday through Friday. On-site training is preferred. Anticipated Contract Type: A firm fixed price purchase order is anticipated. Invoicing is anticipated to be made on a NET30 basis and payment via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) is contemplated. Anticipated Period of Performance: The anticipated contract period of performance is seven (7) weeks from date of award. The contractor shall deliver and install the required equipment within five (5) weeks after receipt of order. Delivery must be FOB Destination and must include inside installation. The equipment shall be delivered and installed between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm, Bethesda, MD local prevailing time, Monday through Friday. On-site or virtual training must take place within two (2) weeks of equipment installation. Anticipated Place of Performance: NIH Main Campus, Bethesda, MD 20892. Capability Statement: Contractors that believe they possess the ability to provide the required equipment should submit documentation of their ability to meet each of the project requirements to the Contract Specialist. The capability statement should include 1) the total number of contractor employees, 2) documentation of ability to provide the required equipment, 3) any contractor GSA Schedule contract(s) by which all of the requirements may be met, and 4) any other information considered relevant to this potential requirement. Contractors must also provide their Company Name, DUNS number, Physical Address, and Point of Contact Information. Interested organizations are required to identify their type of business, applicable North American Industry Classification System Code, and 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 number 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 be considered non-responsive. 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 to Lauren Phelps, Contract Specialist (Lauren.Phelps@nih.gov) before the closing date and time of this announcement. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered. Note: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your 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 anticipates negotiation of a purchase order award.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
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