INTRODUCTION

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center (CC), Office of Purchasing and Contracts (OPC) on behalf of the Department of Peri=Operative Medicine (DPM), Clinical Center (CC) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate and award a contract without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to:

Medtronic USA INC
826 Coal Creek Circle
Louisville, Co. 80027
UNITED STATES

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 339112 with a Size Standard 1000 employees.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-99-1, July 16, 2018. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements. 

Background Information

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation's foremost federally funded biomedical research institution. It is comprised of twenty-seven Institutes, Centers and Divisions. The Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center is the on-site 267-bed hospital for the NIH campus comprised of clinical, laboratory and administrative staff who support the Institutes as they conduct clinical research working with inpatients and outpatients participating in research studies at the NIH. The Department of Peri-Operative Medicine Department (DPM)) provides Peri-Operative (Surgery) support for patients enrolled in the experimental protocols of several Institutes
The Department of Peri-Operative Medicine is requesting Information of a Stealth Station S8. The Medtronic Navigation Stealth S8 package is needed to provide the Neuro surgeons the ability to perform surgeries on patients using the Stealth station. Without the upgrade/purchase, the surgeons will not have the added ability to perform surgery on brain or conduct research where utilizing the Medtronic Stealth is absolutely crucial. This stealth station can also be used to perform ENT surgery on patients thus eliminating the need to have two different pieces of equipment for each service. Purchasing this system both Neuro Surgery and ENT surgical patient will benefit.

Information needed on the following item:

1.M072707M015-STEALTH STATION S8 SYSTEM
2.9735955-STEALTH STATION EM KIT S8 CRANIAL ACCESSORIES
3.9735737 STEALTH STATION CRAMIAL SOFTWARE
4.09735743-STEALTH STATION3D SOFTWARE
5.9735921- STEALTH STATION DBS STEREOTAXY
6.9735747-SCHALTENBRAND WHAREN ATLAS
7. 9735736-STEALTH STATION ENT SOFTWARE
8.9735742-SFW STEALTH 3D ENT
9.9735745-STEALTH STATION MERGE SOFTWARE
10. 9735959- STEALTH STATION EM KIT S8 FLAT EMITTER
11. M07270M017- STEALTH STATION S8 PALNNING
12. 9735898-STEALTHVIZ FULL LICENSE
13. TRADE IN STEALTHSTATION S7 SYSTEM

The Stealth Station S8 is the only system on the market that can offer the following features that are needed in DPM:

• Integration to the 0-arm imaging device for automatic registration in DBS, Cranial and Spine procedures
• Use of electromagnetic (EM) malleable suctions in cranial and ENT procedures
• EM tracking for use in pediatric procedures
• MRI conditional patient tracker for use in EM procedures
• Use of ENT suctions in cranial software for transsphenoidal procedures
• Navigus and Vertek passive biopsy solution
• Medtronic Passive Biopsy Needle with 360 degree tracking
• Overlay of Medtronic DBS leads as CAD models in DBS software
• Compatibility with Medtronic instruments currently owned by the National Institute of Health for use with the Stealth Station S7
• Integration with DTI tractography created by the StealthViz software package

Each response should include the following Business information:

1. DUNS
2.company Name, Address, POC, Phone and Email address
3.Current GSA schedule s or NAICS codes appropriate to the award
4. Type of Company (small business, 8(a), woman owned, Hubzone, veteran owned etc) as validated in the System for Award management (SAM)All offeror's must register on the SAM located at http://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM#1
5.Capability Statement

All responses are due to the Contract Specialist, India Payne by7/12/2019 10:00am Eastern Time

 No Phone calls please

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