36C24819Q1492-001.pdf

Notice Type: Sources Sought

This is a SPECIAL NOTICE ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), VISN 8 Network Contracting Office for the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, 1601 S.W. Archer Road Gainesville, Florida 32608 is seeking potential sources for research and information purposes only.

The Government will not entertain quotes and no award will be made from this special notice

Place of Performance:

Department of Veterans Affairs Malcom Randall VA Medical Center 1601 S.W. Archer Road Gainesville, FL 32608

Purpose and Objectives:

The intent of this Special Notice is to identify potential sources that supply/provide the specified description of Rodent Imaging System supplies/services listed below in the statement of need:

Statement of Need:

Technical Specifications:

Equipment must be compatible with existing MR Solutions cryogen-free MRI

Must allow for sequential PET/MR

Must fit small to large bore MR

Must be able to plug and play

High Pet Resolution: 0.7mm

Must have high sensitivity

Must be able to use for mouse to whole body rat imaging

Equipment must come with Motorized bed

MR Bore Compatibility ≥ 17 cm

Magnet strength: up to 9.4T

Removable from MR Yes

Detector Ring Design Stationary

Inner Diameter 120,0

Transaxial. FOV (mm) 80,0

Axial FOV (mm) 50,40 aFOV (mm) with motorized bed 300,00

Crystal Material LYSO/LYSO

Crystal Pitch (mm) 1,68

Crystal Dimension (mm) 1.605 x 1.605

Crystal Thickness (mm) 10 (4 top, 6 bottom)

# of Modules 8

Total # of Crystals 13 928

PMT Silicon PM

Spatial Resolution with 3D OSEM (mm) 0,7

Spatial Resolution with FBP (mm) 1.4

Depth of Interaction Yes – True DOI

DOI: Base on hardware configuration (Not on Monte-Carlo simulation)

Yes, dual layer of crystals with ½ pixel offset between

Reconstruction Algorithms FBP, 2D-OSEM, 3D-OSEM

3-D Corrections Applied Attenuation correction, Random, Scatter, Dead Time, Decay, Positron Range, Normalization, Quantification, Energy Calibration, Energy Discrimination

Absolute Sensitivity 4,56%

Energy Resolution 13,10%

NEC mouse phantom @ peak 170 Kcps

NEC mouse phantom @ 3.7MBq 51 Kcps

NEC rat phantom @ peak 42 Kcps

NEC rat phantom @ 10 MBq 29 Kcps

Timing Resolution (FWHM, ns) 1 ns

Uniformity 6%

Spill Over Ratio (Air) 9.2%

Spill Over Ratio (Water) 7.5%

Attenuation Correction MR AC

Gating (PET) Cardiac + Respiratory

List Mode Acquisition Yes

Weight 15kg

Responses must be emailed to:

Please list your socieconomic category in your response.

POC: Scott Brickey Scott Brickey@va.gov

Alternate POC: Robert Bish Robert.bish@va.gov

Contracting Office Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs VHA Regional Procurement Office (RPO) - East Network Contracting Office (NCO) 8 300 East University Ave Gainesville, FL 32601

Point of Contact:

Scott Brickey Scott.Brickey@va.gov Contracting Officer mailto:Scott.Brickey@va.gov