NOTICE OF INTENT to Sole Source_EyeTracker_v2.docx

NOTICE OF INTENT to Sole Source

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER:

75N95020Q00242

2. TITLE: MRI Compatible Eye Tracker

3. CLASSIFICATION CODE:

6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies)

4. NAICS CODE:

541330

5. RESPONSE DATE:

9/21/2020 12:00 pm Eastern Time

6. PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT:

Scott Duernberger scott.duernberger@nih.gov Phone: 301-594-0670

7. 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).

The Neuroimaging Research Branch, intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This contract will be awarded to solicit by a request for quotation from SR Research Ltd.

25 Beaufort Dr., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2L 2B9 for award on or around September 20, 2020. The purpose of this acquisition is to procure a MRI compatible eye tracking system.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE and SET ASIDE STATUS The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 541330 with a Size Standard of 1,000 employees.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part

6—Competition Requirements. FAR Subpart 13.106-1 (b) Soliciting from a single source provides that: For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, Contracting officers may solicit from one source IF the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name OR industrial mobilization).

The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2020-01 dated November 12, 2019.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES:

The purchase of this acquisition to the MRI system will allow multiple investigators to customize novel experimental paradigms to measure, follow or induce stress, a relevant variable in addiction, which has not been feasible with our current MRI equipment. These tasks will also be performed outside the scanner for training and comparison purposes so the same equipment must be usable in both the MRI and non-MRI environments. This is a new piece of equipment and does not replace current available equipment.

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:

The Contractor shall provide a MRI Compatible Eye Tracker system. Requirements include:

· MRI compatible and designed to operate in a 3T Siemens Prisma environment Real-time up sampling

· Compatible with the Siemens Prisma 20, 32 and 64 channel head coils

· Include mounting equipment to work with a Cambridge Research Systems BOLDScreen 32 LCD display

· Battery powered for plug-free operation in an MRI environment

· Include mounting (and other) equipment to use the same camera in a non-MRI (i.e. desktop) environment

· Sample eye gaze and pupil size at 2000Hz minimum, 0.15° accuracy and 0.01° RMS resolution

· Compatible with Psychology Software Tools E-prime

· Include software for paradigm presentation and analysis of eye tracking data

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, SR Research Ltd. is the only vendor in the marketplace that can provide the supplies required by NRB

In accordance with FAR part 10, extensive market research was conducted to reach this determination. Specifically, contacts with knowledgeable individuals both in industry and Government, as well as reviews of available product literature, revealed no other sources. Finally, sources sought notice was published, and a review of responses and of previous government acquisitions returned no results that meet all of the requirements. Therefore, only SR Research Ltd. is capable of meeting the needs of this requirement.

The intended source is:

SR Research Ltd.

25 Beaufort Dr.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2L 2B9

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.

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. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. 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.

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.

All responses must be received by the closing date and time of this announcement and must reference the solicitation number, 75N95020Q00242. Responses must be submitted electronically to Scott Duernberger, Contract Specialist, at scott.duernberger@nih.gov. U.S. Mail and Fax responses will not be accepted.