Development of White Matter Atlases for the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
| Agency | |
| Solicitation Number | HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-CSS-2018-1 |
| Notice Type | Combined Synopsis/Solicitation |
| NAICS | 541711 |
| Set-Aside | No Set-Aside |
| Place Of Performance | BALTIMORE, MD, 21224 |
| Posted | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Source | Federal — SAM.gov |
| Response Deadline | |
| Primary | Danielle R. Brown · [email protected] · 301 480 2385 |
| Secondary | Rachelle Trice · [email protected] · 3015941928 |
| Official Notice | View On SAM.gov |
About this opportunity
NON-COMPETITIVE COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION STREAMLINED SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS Solicitation Number: HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-CSS-2018-1 Title: Development of White Matter Atlases for the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-CSS-2018-1 and the solicitation is issued as a request for quote. (iii) This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures; FAR Subpart 13.5-Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items; and FAR Part 12-Acquisition of Commercial Items, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. THIS IS A NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) COMBINED SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME). The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Station Support Contracts and Simplified Acquisitions Branch (SS/SA) on behalf of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to The Vanderbilt University, 211 Kirkland Hall, Nashville, TN 37240-0001. This acquisition is conducted as non-competitive for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the FAR Subpart 13.5-Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items and 13.501 Special documentation requirements and the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901. Pursuant to FAR Subpart 13.501 (a) (1) (iii) the justification (excluding brand name) will be made available within 14 days after contract award or in the case of unusual and compelling urgency within 30 days after contract award. Pursuant to FAR Subpart 13.501 (a) (1) (iv) the rationale for the brand name justification is for continuity of research. The proposed contract principal investigator (Landman) has been the primary investigator charged with processing and analyzing the diffusion tensor (DTI) imaging data within the BLSA since 2010. As of June 2016, 2023 DTI MRI sessions (on 1042 subjects) have been pre-processed, analyzed with tensor models , and returned to the BLSA for analysis. The proposed Contractor is uniquely qualiied to develop and evaluate the new labeled atlases for application to BLSA MR images. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-95-1, dated January 19, 2017. (iv) The associated NAICS code 541711 - Research and Development in Biotechnology11 (except Nanobiotechnology) with a Size Standard of 1,00011 Employees. This requirement is single-sole sourced. (v) The contractor will provide manually labeled data to enable generalization of its structural imaging technologies to diffusion tensor imaging by manually labeling the brain white matter of representative subjects. (vi) Period of Performance: One year from data of award. (vii) The provision at FAR clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (viii) The provision at FAR clause 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an o
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