ICONEUS-ONE - Full Pre-Clinical Package

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate a contract on a sole source basis with ICONEUS, France. The purpose of the contract is for the contractor to supply the ICONEUS-One preclinical equipment to the National Eye Institute. The requested product is a preclinical equipment based on the latest advances of this technology and is expected to bring novel insights in basic and translational neuroscience as it enables real-time large-field functional ultrasound imaging in a large variety of subject states including awake, behaving- or resting-state and asleep conditions, compatible with other techniques (electrophysiology etc.) using a - Plug and Scan hardware and software without time-consuming post-processing. Focused on the imaging of large areas of microvasculature and the assessment of subtle changes in blood volume, this equipment will confer substantial added value in many basic research projects compared to other brain imaging modalities. This equipment specifications meet the scientific research to be performed and not available from other sources. Responses The proposed acquisition action is for items and services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1 (b). If you believe you can provide the items or services, please forward capability statements to contact@example.gov by 5pm (ET) on Friday, July 17, 2020 and reference solicitation number NIHOLAO-OD3-NOI-5727929. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract acquisition based upon responses to the notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed. Information provided will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for the potential requirement and may lead to the development of a solicitation. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public in Federal Business Opportunities in accordance with the FAR Part 5. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any nonproprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).