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National Institutes of Health OD - Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations 6100 Executive Blvd., Room 6B05 Bethesda, MD 20892-7511

75N95B26Q00007

BRITTANY MAY

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09/03/2026

09/14/2026 0900 ED

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NIMH

The purpose of this Non-Competitive

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation is to procure one (1) PROsix Projector and

Data Acquisition System

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07/18

NON-COMPETITIVE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

INTRODUCTION

This is a non competitive combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

The solicitation number is 75N95B26Q00007. This solicitation is issued as a non-competitive combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services. The Government intends to award a contract or purchase order without providing for full and open competition (Including Brand-Name).

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of FAR 12.603, Streamlined Solicitation for Commercial Products or Commercial Services, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions, intends to negotiate and award a Firm-fixed price Prichase Order on a non-competitive basis to VPixx Technologies Inc. for the procurement of a proprietary MRI compatible high refresh rate 6-Primary Hyperspectral LED projector.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a Size Standard of 1,000.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2026-01 effective March 13, 2026.

• This requirement is unrestricted.

BACKGROUND & DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

The National Insititute of Mental Health (NIMH), Funtional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Core Facility (FMRIF) supports many researchers who present visual stimuli while collecting 7T fMRI data. Researchers utilize this data in a range of data sets for varius studies, from those studying the functional architecture of the visual system directly, to those who use visual stimuli to probe the function of other brain systems such as memory or motor function.

The FMRIF requires one (1) PROsix Projector and Data Acquisition System, compatible with the labs current 7T fMRI systems as well as other imaging facilities across multiple NIH institutes, keeping data comparisons consistent across different imaging modalities.

It should be capable of projecting large, bright imaging with more than three primary colors, and with timing that can be accurately controlled with high-precision by stimulus presentation software.

SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS

The system must meet the following technical specifications:

• Must have no measurable delay (often due to internal video reprocessing in consumer projectors) to meet demands of FMRI investigators.

• Must be able to achieve perfect (microsecond) synchronization with both the computer graphics card used to drive the projector and other equipment that may be needed for research such as an eye‐tracker, simultaneous EEG, MEG, fMRI, TMS, etc.

• Must use an LED light source to eliminate the rainbow effect (commonly caused by traditional projectors) when viewing stimuli. Light source must have a life expectancy of at least 50,000 hours.

• Light-source must be accessible with microsecond precision.

• Must support light production from at least four primaries, for use in vision science studies of non-rod/cone retinal sensitivity. Additional to standard RGB primaries,

• Must include dnecolor primaries in the violet, cyan, and yellow regions.

• Must support rapid pixel transition of 5ms or less (200 Hz). Must be the same whether from black to white, or from grey to grey. The image presented in one frame is completely independent from the subsequent image. Eliminating the “ghosting effect” and other artifacts often found in traduitonal projectors.

• Must have the ability to be used in an MRI environment, outside the magnet room, projecting through the waveguide.

• Must be compatible with Windows, Mac OS X and Linux operating systems.

• Must be compatible with stimulus and experimental control platforms such as

Matlab/PsychToolBox and Python/PsychoPy.

CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS

Contractor shall provide the following or comparable:

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SCHEDULE OF SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE TOTAL AMT

0001 PROsix high refresh rate 6-Primary Hyperspectral LED projector 1 EA $ $

0002 DATAPixx3 data acquisition system with DisplayPort output

1 EA $ $

0003 Super long-throw lens, throw ratio of 8.9 -

14.83 : 1, focus range 5.0 - 40.0 ft

1 EA $ $

0004 MRI compatible rear projection screen for internal installation, generic 60cm bore

1 EA $ $

0005 MRI compatible projection mirror 26" x 14" with Stand - 30'' to 43'' adjustable height

1 EA

0006 Shipping and handling 1 EA $ $

TOTAL: $

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DELIVERY LOCATION

Functional MRI Facility, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) 10 Center Drive, Bethesda MD 20892-1148

The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Add any agency-specific instructions as required.

The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation represents the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered.

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A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, issued within the time specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. The Government reserves the right to accept any offer before the expiration date.

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FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

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Additional contract requirements or terms and conditions, as determined necessary by the Contracting Officer and consistent with customary commercial practices: None

The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is applicable.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

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 synopsis must include sufficient information to demonstrate the offeror’s bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the required product or service. Responses must include, at a minimum:

• Unit and total price

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Additional evaluation considerations may include past performance, warranty, lifecycle cost, maintenance availability, and environmental or energy efficiency.

Responses must include the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and business size certification. All offerors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov.

All responses must be received by September 14, 2026, 5:30 pm and must reference solicitation number 75N95B26Q00007. Responses must be submitted via the SAM.gov webportal. Potential Offerors do not need to register to view a notice; however, in order to submit questions and/or response to this Notice, an account will need to be established.

POINT OF CONTACT:

Brittany May Contract Specialist Brittany.may@nih.gov http://www.sam.gov/ mailto:Brittany.may@nih.gov

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