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66 -- MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM SOL 263-99-P(AH)-0051 DUE 080699 POC Anthony Revenis, Contracting Officer, 301-402-3073 This is a combined solicitation/synopsis for commercial items description, prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This notice constitutes the only solicitation, a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation, No. 263-99-P(AH)-0051, is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). The solicitation/contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 97-11. The standard industrial code is 3826, and the business size is 500 employees. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in Bethesda, Maryland has a requirement to acquire one (1) Magnetic Resonance Imaging System . The NIH intends to contract with Bruker Instruments, Manning Park, 19 Fortune Drive, Billerica, MA 01821, the only known source for this equipment . The spectrometer shall be capable of the following unique performance specifications: The Contractor shall furnish and install a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system having the following performance specifications:1. Shall be a vertical magnetic system which permits the study of the monkey brain while awake and sitting in a chair.2. Shall consist of a actively shielded super conducting magnet having a 0.5 milliTesla stray field contour: 4.8 meters axial, 2.8 meters radial, measured from magnet center. The bore of the magnet shall be at least 55 centimeters.3. The magnet homogeneity shall be less than +-0.5 parts per million over 18 centimeters diameter spherical volume.4. Magnetic drift shall be less than 0.05 parts per million/hour.5. Shall allow for positioning of the chair for the monkey to sit on when being contained in the bore of the magnet.6. The gradient performance shall be SGRAD III 545/350, 50 milliTesla/meter @200 amps with a 200 microsecond rise time. 7. The radio frequency coil, linear birdcage, shall be of an open design at least 15 centimeters inner diameter necessary to obtain functional magnetic resonance imaging signals from the monkey's brain.8. The radiofrequency transmitter shall be at least a 1 kilowatt power in size.9. The MRI receiver shall be equipped with a 16 bit, 1 MegaHertz sampling rate analogue to digital converter in size.10. Shall include Echo Planar software.11. The Contractor shall provide a Year 2000 Warranty for each hardware, software, and firmware product delivered under this contract. The contractor shall be able to accurately process the data including but not be limited to, calculating, comparing, and sequencing) from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and for the Year 2000 and leap year calculations. Nothing in this warranty shall be construed to limit any rights or remedies the Government may otherwise have under this contract with respect to defects other than Year 2000 performance. The contractor shall deliver the equipment 9 months after contract award . The Government will evaluate based on F.O.B. Destination and acceptance at Bethesda, Maryland and the requirements of FAR 52.214-21 "Description Literature" apply. Information provided must demonstrate the equipment/s ability to meet the specifications described herein. Award will be made to the technically acceptable low offer. A completed copy of the provision FAR provision 52.212-1. A completed copy of the provision 52-212-3, Offeror Representatives and Certifications- Commercial Items, is required as part of the offer. The clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition .The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The Contractor will be paid following delivery, and acceptance of the equipment. Sources demonstrating the capability to accomplish the above shall provide pertinent information that is sufficient detail to demonstrate their ability to perform within 15 days of this notice. A determination by the Government not to complete with this proposed contract based upon the responses to the notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate under the authority of FAR 6.302. Respondents will not be notified of the evaluation results. Address responses to the attention of Mr. Anthony Revenis at the above address. FAX responses are acceptable at (301)402-3073 . Posted 07/20/99 (W-SN356396). (0201)

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