Uncertainties in the Age-Dependent Organ Doses from Pediatric CT Imaging

Contracting Office Address Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 6120 Executive Boulevard, EPS Suite 600, Room 6072, Rockville, MD 20852, UNITED STATES. Description The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics (DCEG), Radiation Epidemiology Branch (REB) plans to procure the services for the study, "Uncertainties in the Age-Dependent Organ Doses from Pediatric CT Imaging. This acquisition will be processed in accordance with simplified acquisition procedures as stated in FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(1). The North American Industry Classification System Code is 541380 and the business size standard is $12.0 M. Only one award will be made as a result of this pre-solicitation. Period of performance shall be for twelve months from date of award. The contractor shall assess organ-specific radiation doses received from CT scans. Radiation doses shall be calculated for a number of organs and for a number of ICRP-compliant children of various ages as well as for adult males and females. The dosimetry results shall be validated by means of experiments. Contractor Requirements: The contractor must have developed at least twelve reference NURBS phantoms of children of various ages and of adult males and females, and have an internationally-recognized experience in the assessment of radiation doses using both NURBS phantoms and physical phantoms. The contractor must have access to a Siemens 16-slice CT scanner and to at least one physical phantom of a baby and one physical phantom of an adult, and have at least five years of experience in conducting measurements of radiation doses using at least 50 radiation detectors placed in locations inside the physical phantoms that allow for a validation of the doses calculated using NURBS phantoms. The contractor shall perform the following tasks: 1. Experimental validation of internal organ dose assessment shall be performed through combinations of in-phantom dosimeter measurements and Monte Carlo simulations; 2. Improvement & extension of the dosimetry software. Potential offerors may request a copy of the solicitation from Melissa Marino, Contract Specialist via electronic mail at marinome@mail.nih.gov or fax (301) 402-4513. If you have questions regarding this notice, they may be addressed to the aforementioned individual noted above. When submitting your request please include complete mailing address, DUNS number, point of contact name, email, phone and fax number. Estimated issued date of the solicitation is August 24, 2010 with an estimated due date of September 8, 2010. No collect calls will be accepted. In order to receive an award, contractors must be registered and have valid certification in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA). Reference: RFQ-NCI-100065-MM on all correspondence.