Air-Cooled Computed Tomography (CT) System

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number 1333MJ26Q0051 is issued as a RFQ for the acquisition of a 64-Slice Air-Cooled Computed Tomography (CT) System.

This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

REQUIREMENT DETAILS: The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, rigging, and specialized technical expertise necessary to deliver, install, calibrate, and train staff on one (1) 64-slice CT system. The system must utilize an air-cooled architecture to satisfy facility siting constraints and must be either new or refurbished and restored to "as new" performance specifications. Minimum technical thresholds include:

• Detector Slice Count: Minimum 64 physical slices per rotation.
• Tube Voltage Capability: 140 kVp.
• Tube Current Capability: 400 mA at 120 kVp.
• Slice thickness: 0.625mm.
• Cooling Architecture: Native Air-Cooled Gantry (No external liquid chillers required).
• Exposure Control: Ability to override patient dose limits and manually control exposure.
• Spatial Resolution: Isotropic resolution 0.35 mm.
• Warranty: One (1) year comprehensive warranty covering all parts (including X-ray tube), labor, and travel.

LINE ITEMS:

• CLIN 0001: Computed Tomography (CT) System in accordance with Section 2 Specifications.
• Quantity: 1
• Unit of Measure: Each (System)

DELIVERY & ACCEPTANCE:

• Delivery Date: 12/31/2026.
• Delivery Location: ATLANTIC AND MET LAB/R/AOML, 4301 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI FL 33149.
• F.O.B. Point: Destination.
• Place of Acceptance: Miami, FL.

EVALUATION & AWARD PROCEDURES: The Government intends to award a single purchase order to the responsible Offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government using simplified acquisition procedures. Using the best-value, tradeoff process, all non-price evaluation criteria combined are significantly more important than price. The evaluation will be performed using confidence ratings (High Confidence, Some Confidence, Low Confidence) and comparative evaluation of the quotations. The anticipated award date is 09/04/2026.

APPLICABLE PROVISIONS:

• RFO 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation.
• CAR 1352.213-70 Evaluation utilizing simplified acquisition procedures.
• CAR 1352.233-70 Agency protests.
• CAR 1352.233-71 GAO and Court of Federal Claims protests.
• RFO 52.204-7 System for Award Management-Registration.
• RFO 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
• RFO 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate.
• RFO 52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications.
• RFO 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference.
• RFO 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions.

APPLICABLE CLAUSES:

• FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights.
• FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor.
• RFO 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements.
• CAR 1352.201-70 Contracting Officer's Authority.
• CAR 1352.201-72 Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).
• CAR 1352.209-73 Compliance with the laws.
• CAR 1352.209-74 Organizational conflict of interest.
• CAR 1352.246-70 Place of acceptance.
• NOAA Acquisition Manual 1330-52.232-71 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests.
• NOAA Acquisition Manual 1330-52.243-70 Requests for Equitable Adjustment.
• RFO 52.204-13 System for Award Management-Maintenance.
• RFO 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting....
• RFO 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations.
• RFO 52.212-4 Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
• RFO 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside.
• RFO 52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation.
• RFO 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities.
• RFO 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
• RFO 52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors.
• RFO 52.225-1 Buy American-Supplies.
• RFO 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving.
• RFO 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management.
• RFO 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors.
• RFO 52.233-3 Protest after Award.
• RFO 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim.
• RFO 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions.
• RFO 52.240-93 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems.
• RFO 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
• RFO 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference.
• RFO 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Offers are due on 08/26/2026 at 10:00 AM EDT at darrin.moore@noaa.gov.

POINT OF CONTACT:

Darrin Moore, Contracting Officer, 303-578-9325, darrin.moore@noaa.gov.