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The US Army Medical Command, Regional Health Contracting Office-Central, Ft. Carson Health Contracting Cell, Fort Carson, CO. is issuing this sources sought synopsis on behalf of Evans Army Community ... The US Army Medical Command, Regional Health Contracting Office-Central, Ft. Carson Health Contracting Cell, Fort Carson, CO. is issuing this sources sought synopsis on behalf of Evans Army Community Hospital (EACH). This sources sought is issued as a means of conducting market research to identify parties that have an interest in the resources to support this requirement for a 3D Arterial Spin Labeling. The following products require maintenance: Primary use: MRI cases of: a) Alzheimer disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment; Frontotemporal lobar dementia, lewy body dementia, and vascular dementia, b) Cerebrovascular disease, c) Arteriovenous malformation and fistula, d) Epilepsy, e) Neoplasms, and f) Psychiatric and other neurologic disorders. • Compatible with 1.5T and 3.0T MRI systems with 16 or more channels. • Uses water in arterial blood that is magnetically “labeled” using radiofrequency (RF) pulses as an endogenous MRI contrast to help visualize tissue perfusion and provide quantitative assessment of cerebral blood flow (CBF) in ml/100 g/min • Generates high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and reduces specific absorption ratio (SAR) • Quantitative CBF maps can be generated and stored in DICOM format • Isotropic 3D volume data can be reformatted to axial, sagittal, coronal or oblique planes. • Visualize and quantify whole brain perfusion for a wide range of patients • The whole-brain acquisition typically takes only four to five minutes and requires minimal user interaction. • Shipping included • 1 Day onsite Training • 90-day Warranty • Compatiable with GE equipment The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 339113, Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. If your organization has the potential capacity to provide/perform these contract supplies/services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements shall address the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational capability. Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the Government, please segregate proprietary information. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) provide supplies consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; and 2) provide supplies under a performance based supplies acquisition contract. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION OR SOLE SOURCE. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed service are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 2:00 pm MT, July 17, 2020. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to lakeshia.s.cooper.civ@mail.mil.