This is a Small business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources:(2) whether there are small businesses, HUBZONE small businesses, service disabled veteran-owned small businesses or (8a) small businesses, veteran- owned small business, woman-owned small businesses or small disadvantaged businesses veteran owned small businesses; woman owned businesses, or small disadvantaged businesses and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your response to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable code should not submit a response to this notice.

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 by 5/22/2019 10:00am Eastern Time

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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 to allow the Government to determine the organization qualifications to perform the work. 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. After review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation maybe published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a future solicitation.

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