Animal C1 and C3 RF Coils

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION AND A SEPARATE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 under Simplified Acquisition procedures in Subpart 13.5 as supplemental 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. The solicitation number for this acquisition is NIHCL2010081V and is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-25. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 532490. The Government intends to make an award based on the lowest price technical accepted offeror to the eligible, responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation, and is the most advantageous to the Government. The Government reserves the right to make an award to that offeror whose quotation provides the best overall value to the Government. The Government anticipates a firm-fixed priced contract. The Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health, The Department of Radiology has a requirement to purchase a set of Animal Circular RF Coils, dedicated for MR-HIFU research. One of the coils will have dimensions similar to the circular C1 surface coil of 17cm, and one coil will have dimensions similar to the Philips circular C3 surface coil of 11cm. A total of two coils will need to be purchased (C1 and C3) The contractor shall include filtering for use of these coils with the Philips Sonalleve MR-HIFU Research System. These coils are to be used as investigational device for animal or phantom use only, and are not approved for clinical use. The contractor shall provide RF Coils to be used with Philips Achieva 1.5T MR System and the coils can be made available in Q4 2010. Offerors responding to this solicitation may submit their offer in accordance with their standard commercial practices (e.g. on company letterhead, formal quote form, etc) but must include the following information: 1) company's complete mailing and remittance addresses 2) discounts for prompt payment if applicable; 3) Dun & Bradstreet number; 4) Taxpayer ID number; 5) Catalog or Published Price Listing applicable to the service; 6) Offerors must meet specifications as noted in the synopsis. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications/Commercial Items with their offer which can be located at http://orca.bpn.gov in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a). Note: Contractor must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov) prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. Offers and related material must be received in this office by 3:00pm September 25, 2010. All cost incurred as result of response to this solicitation is solely the responsibility of the contractor. Facsimile submissions are not authorized and collect calls will not be accepted. Submit offers to Diania Robinson at the address listed: 6707 Democracy Blvd, Suite 106F Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Please reference the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Number NIHCL2010081V on all documents.