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Purpose and Objectives: The intent of this Sources Sought Notice is to identify potential businesses, especially any Small Businesses, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) or Veter... Purpose and Objectives: The intent of this Sources Sought Notice is to identify potential businesses, especially any Small Businesses, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) offerors capable of providing a Benchtop MRI system for the VAMC Philadelphia, PA as listed in the below Statement of Need utilizing NAICS Code 339112. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice should demonstrate the firm's ability, capability and responsibility to provide the principal components of supplies/services listed in the information below. Responses should include the following information: Business name, address, Point of Contact, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business info and if they are a manufacturer of the items. All information is to be submitted via e-mail to ronald.kline@va.gov. Information provided will not be returned. All responses shall be in the English Language. Responses are due by 12:00 pm (EST) on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. No submissions will be accepted after this date and time. Questions can be submitted electronically to ronald.kline@va.gov. This is a Sources Sought Notice and submissions will be used for informational and planning purposes only. This notice does not constitute a formal Request for Quote (RFQ), nor is the government obligated to issue an RFQ. In addition, the Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this notice. The Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey either. Statement of Need Salient Characteristics, Benchtop MRI Magnetic field strength 4.7 Tesla (T) The magnetic field strength determines the size of features that can be imaged. Because the system is for imaging small animals (mice/rats), who have much smaller organs and tissues than humans, a high magnetic field strength is required. Magnetic field strengths below 4.7T are not sufficient for the scientific studies the system will be used for. Magnet type cryogen-free superconducting magnet, water chilled, fully shielded (see below for details) Traditional animal MRIs require liquid nitrogen and helium coolants (cryogens) to super-cool the magnet to allow for imaging. Because of this, traditional animal MRIs are very expensive, large, and heavy. The magnetic field of traditional MRIs also extends several feet beyond the casing of the magnet (which can cause a hazard if there are nearby metal objects nearby). These characteristics require extensive special facility modifications to support the instrument, such as shielding installed within the walls, reinforcement of the floors, and a large room space. The only available location for the animal MRI in the Research Building does not have these modifications in place, and the medical center cannot support the cost of such extensive renovations. Additionally, the cost of traditional animal MRIs exceeds the dollar amount allocated by the VISN HCHT equipment request. The cryogen-free system available from MR solutions eliminates the need for costly facilities renovations, as the unit has a small footprint, requires only a water chiller for cooling the magnet, and incorporates full magnetic field shielding within the unit. Sample/animal bore diameter 17cm This is the minimum bore size required to accommodate live mose and rat imaging. Includes anesthesia system/hookup for mice and rats The anesthesia system is necessary to keep the animals asleep when they are in the MRI scanner. Equipped with gradients, electronics and radiofrequency coils necessary for imaging (detailed below) The MRI system requires several peripheral components for functionality, which are further described below. The system will not function without all of these components. The contractor must be able to provide the following system and components: MRS*DRYMAG 4717PW Preclinical MRI system 4.7T/17cm The MRS*DRYMAG-4717PW is a 4.7T preclinical MRI system, specifically designed for live animal imaging of mice and rats and small specimen imaging. This system is based on advanced cryogen-free superconducting magnet technology. The system requires the all of the following components for functionality: Magnet MRS*DRYMAG 4717 4.7 Tesla cryogen-free (requires no liquid helium) superconducting magnet Fully shielded 5 Gauss line extends 75 cm radially and 90 cm axially from magnet isocenter 170 mm clear bore diameter 70 mm x 100 mm FOV Integral radiofrequency (RF) shield and cryo-cooler with compressor Magnet dimensions: 88 cm long x 80 cm diameter Magnet stand included Dimensions of system with motorized bed: 254cm Long x 99cm Wide x 152cm High Magnet power supply and control unit included Homogeneity: over 80 mm DSV +/- 0.2 ppm, over 70 mm DSV +/- 1 ppm Magnet stability: <0.5ppm/hr (intrinsically stable) Gradients G157100 (175A) Shielded gradient coil Shim coils, water cooled 158 mm OD, 100 mm ID X: 600 mT/m, Y: 600 mT/m, Z: 600 mT/m Linearity: +/- 5% over 70 mm DSV Electronics MRS EVO spectrometer with two independent broadband RF transmit channels for excitation and decoupling, four independent broadband RF receive channels and a wide range of digital filters. 1000 Watt RF amplifier narrowband at 200 MHz, low noise narrowband pre-amplifier/diplexer Set of 3 gradient amplifiers Shim power supply for 5 second order shims plus B0 KI Air Cooled Water Chiller for Gradient (MRS-ChilG-K1) Power input cooling 1.75 KW 230V, 50 or 60 Hz single phase 6 amps Closed loop circuit Workstation Windows 10, intel core i7 8th Gen, 16GB DDR4 memory, 2TB HDD, DVD R/W, 24 LCD monitor, 5x1Gbit ethernet Preclinical scan user software for imaging and analysis: Sequence library (ver 2.0BT) including diffusion package, angiography package, cardiac package, fMRI, DCE, short echo time, relaxation package User defined examination protocols with auto run options Configurable sequence parameter protocols enabling user defined variable parameters per sequence Queued execution: scan/reconstruction/displace Animal Beds BED-RWB: Rat bed for whole body imaging Diameter: 66 mm, Length: 426 mm Interfaces with whole body coils and anesthesia, heating and physiologic monitoring and gating systems BED-RHC: Rat bed for brain imaging with head contention Includes extension for animal head with ear bars and designed for use with head coils Diameter: 65 mm, length: 426 mm Interfaces with anesthesia, heating and physiologic monitoring and gating systems BED-MHC: Mouse bed for whole body and brain imaging with head contention Mouse imaging bed with an extension for animal head with hear bars Interfaces with mouse head coils and whole body coils Diameter: 35 mm, length: 334 mm Interfaces with anesthesia, heating and physiologic monitoring and gating systems BED-TSU: MR Solutions technical support unit RF Coils MRS-V-MWB: Mouse RF coil for whole body imaging Quadrature, 38 mm inner diameter, 70mm length, transmit/receive MRS-V-RWB: Rat RF coil for whole body imaging Quadrature/volume, 65mm inner diameter, 70 mm length, transmit/receive MRS-V-RH: Rat RF coil for head imaging Quadrature/volume, 42 mm inner diameter, 28 mm length, transmit/receive MRS-V-MH: Mouse RF coil for head imaging Quadrature/volume, 20 mm inner diameter, 18 mm length, transmit/receive MRS-V-MC: Mouse RF coil for cardiac imaging Quadrature/volume, 38 mm inner diameter, 27 mm length, transmit/recieve MRS-ERT: Cardiac and Respirator Gating/Monitoring Module and MRS-ERT-EPS: External Power Supply Monitoring and gating system designed specifically to meet physiologic monitoring and gating needs for anesthetized mice and rats in the MR environment 6VDC isolated power supply with line cord and 12ft power supply cable Multi-station Temperature Control Unit for Animal Beds Enables body temperature of up to 3 animals to be controlled one in the scanner and 2 in the prep area Equipped with an analogue output (100 mV/C, 5V full scale) MRS-GAG: Compact O2/Air Anesthesia Unit 1 dedicated outlet for induction device 3 dedicated outlets for very low consumption masks 1 outlet multi-mask Integrated waste gasses extraction system Safety overpressure system, pressure gauges for inlet and outlet gases Anesthesia Vaporizer with transparent animal container UPS System Input volts: 400VAC/50 Hz Output volts: 400VAC/50Hz Rating: 20kVA/18kW DISCLAIMER This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. End of Document