PRE-SOL Notice of Intent.pdf

NOTICE OF INTENT to Sole Source

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER:

75N95025Q00269

2. TITLE: Maintenance services for a Siemens Magnetom 7T+ Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scanner

3. CLASSIFICATION CODE: J066- Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Instruments and Laboratory Equipment

4. NAICS CODE: 811210- Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance

5. RESPONSE DATE:

September 15, 2025 at 12:00 pm EST

6. PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT:

Andrew Varley Andrew.Varley@nih.gov Phone: 301.827.5851

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 purpose of this acquisition is to procure a maintenance agreement for a Siemens Magnetom 7T+ Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scanner, operated by the Functional MRI Facility (FMRIF), in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

The scanner is designated FMRIF 7TA – Siemens system ID (functional location/FL #): 400-342363.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE and SET

ASIDE STATUS

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 811210- Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance with a size standard of $34 Million.

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) 2025-05 dated August 7, 2025.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES:

FMRIF is seeking maintenance services for a Siemens Magnetom 7T+ MRI scanner (FL #: 400- 342363) to ensure continuous and proper operation of the scanner. This scanner is utilized by researchers primarily in NIMH and NINDS and their staff for a wide array of both clinical and basic research oriented protocols. This scanner was especially crucial to work imaging the development of lesions in multiple sclerosis patients at extremely high resolution, and allowed more insight into the progress of this disease. It was also extremely critical in the development of Functional MRI of the human brain at cortical layer resolutions, allowing researchers to study how different layers in the cortex transmit information to, and receive information from, other parts of the brain. The FMRIF 7TA scanner is also extremely valuable for researchers involved in human vision research, and also for radio frequency (RF) hardware development at ultra high field (UHF, i.e. magnetic fields greater than 3 Tesla).

Period of Performance:

September 24, 2025 – September 23, 2026 September 24, 2026 – September 23, 2027 September 24, 2027 – December 31, 2027

CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION

(INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION

The essential characteristics of the item or service that limit the availability to a sole source are:

This acquisition requires previous experience in the making of methyltransferase inhibitors. The service provided by this contractor will allow for continuity of research, consistency of data/results which is imperative in this project.

The intended source is:

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.

40 Liberty BLVD Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355-1418, United States

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 Unique Entity ID (UEI), 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 75N95025Q0069. Responses must be submitted electronically to Andrew Varley, Contract Specialist at Andrew.Varley@nih.gov. U.S.

Mail and fax responses will not be accepted.