3T 32-Channel Head Coil for Patient Scans

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 NIH Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, intends to negotiate and award a purchase order to the Nova Medical for 3T 32-channel head coil for patient scans in the PET/MRI suite.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE
The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334516 with a Size Standard of 1,000 employees.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2021-06 dated July 21, 2021.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

Anticipated Delivery Date:

The anticipated delivery date is 3-4 months after receipt of order.

CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION
The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted. Specifically, Nova Medical Inc, is the only known vendor in the current market place that can provide the unique custom coil required by the PET department for its new MRI scanner. In accordance with FAR part 10, extensive market research was conducted to reach this determination. Specifically, a small business sources sought notice was posted to FedBizOpps referencing the above detailed generic requirements and no responses were received. Additionally, knowledgeable individuals in the Government and Industry were contacted for market research purposes. None of the subject matter experts contacted were able to identify any contractor Finally, a review of both the GSA Advantage and Dynamic Small Business Search returned no results. Therefore, only Nova Medical, Inc. is capable of meeting the needs of this requirement.

The intended source is:
Nova Medical, Inc.
150 West Street, Suite 201
Wilmington, MA 01887
DUNS 110821753

APPLICABLE CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS
The provision at FAR clause 52.213-4, Terms and Conditions - Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Items)
The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) are not applicable to this requirement.

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 Susan Nsangou, Contracting Officer, susan.nsangou@nih.gov. US Mail and Fax responses will not be accepted.