AN41--MRI Brain Scan: Use of a 3 Tesla (3T) strength MRI scanner Pre-Solicitation Notice with Intent to Sole Source
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24E24R0013
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 4
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 621512 Diagnostic Imaging Centers
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This Special Notice from the Department of Veterans Affairs indicates intent to award a sole source contract to the University of Illinois at Chicago. The five-year agreement would provide veterans access to advanced neuroimaging sequences through the University's 3T GE Discovery MR 750 System located at their Center for MR Research.
The purpose of the Special Notice is to negotiate a contract for the University of Illinois Chicago to provide use of a 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging scanner to the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital. The scanner must be capable of running specific functional and structural sequences, including 3-D volume MPRAGE T1, resting state fMRI and diffusion tensor imaging. As the only facility meeting the specialized equipment, expertise, and proximity requirements to support the study aims near the Hines VA medical center, the University of Illinois Chicago is considered the sole supplier without risk of higher costs or project delays. Interested parties had until February 8, 2024 to contact the contracting officer regarding this planned sole source award.
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Pre-Solicitation Notice for notice of intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a sole source contract for a five-year period with the University of Illinois, Chicago Campus, (UIC) Center for MR Research (CMRR), 809 S Marshfield Ave, Chicago, IL 60612 its primary academic affiliate, to support the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) research office. This requirement is for the University of Illinois Chicago to provide the use of a 3 Tesla (3T) strength MRI scanner to the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital. The scanner is required to have the capabilities of running advanced functional and structural sequences. These sequences must include the ability to obtain a 3-D volume MPRAGE T1, resting state fMRI and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). The University of Illinois Chicago Center for MR Research has one 3TGE Discovery MR 750 System, equipped to run state of the art advanced neuroimaging sequences.
The University of Illinois Chicago Campus, (UIC) Center for MR Research (CMRR) is unique in that it is staffed by experts in neuroimaging who avail themselves to UIC PIs using the center for help with collection and analysis of images. The University of Illinois Chicago Campus, (UIC) Center for MR Research (CMRR) is equipped with the research-dedicated, state-of-the-art GE MR750 scanner. The scanner is fully equipped with any cardiac or neuroimaging study and has the required customized pulse sequences for high resolution anatomic imaging. No other facilities were identified as possessing the specialized hardware and software research capabilities required to carry out the primary aims of this study, and located at a reasonable distance from the Hines VA so patients could easily participate. Moreover, no other facilities offer faculty support for the collection and analysis of neuroimaging. Due to the precise expertise required by the VA, proximity, and existing affiliate relationship, they are the only vendor practical, without experiencing substantial duplication in costs or delays to VA research. Furthermore, since the University of Illinois Chicago is an academic affiliate, the VA is authorized to procure these services pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8153.
Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to FedBizOps (FBO). The applicable NAICS code is 621512 with a 19 Mil size standard. The PSC is AN41. The authority for this action is FAR 6.302.5-1, Authorized or Required by Statute per 41 USC §3304(a)(5).
Interested persons may contact the Contracting Officer via email at annmarie.stewart@va.gov regarding this procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| 36C24E24R0013_1.docx | DOCX document |
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