Micro-focus X-ray Tube

The FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health seeks procurement and delivery of one micro-focus X-ray tube system to support breast imaging research, with quotations due August 28 and questions due August 27 at 12:00 noon ET. The solicitation is a Total Small Business set-aside.

Place of performance is FDA White Oak Campus, Building 62, Room 3105, Silver Spring, Maryland 20993. The system must deliver within six weeks of contract award on a one-time basis with FOB destination and include a one-year warranty from Government acceptance.

Minimum specifications include a focal spot size of 5 microns, minimum 15 Watts power capability, X-ray tube voltage range of 20–100V, X-ray tube current range of 0–375 mA at 40–100V, integrated high voltage supply, external control via RS-232C interface, and included control software with documentation. The system must be suitable for X-ray CT and propagation-based phase contrast imaging applications. There is no manufacturer or model restriction. The system must demonstrate basic operational functionality at the Government site for final acceptance; no installation is required, and control software does not connect to FDA networks or transmit FDA data.

The NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing; the PSC code is 6640, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. Award will be made using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation, with award going to the lowest-priced quoter whose quotation meets all salient characteristics and minimum requirements on a pass/fail basis. Quotations must be firm-fixed-price and remain valid for 90 calendar days from the RFQ due date. Payment will be made electronically through the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform upon Government acceptance.