SAM #PCA-NIMH-02429

XNAT Platform Support Services for NIH Functional MRI Facility

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Functional MRI Facility (FMRIF) is seeking specialized support services for its XNAT data and workflow management platform, which manages MRI scanner data for research and clinical use. - Government Buyer: - National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Functional MRI Facility (FMRIF) - Contracting managed by NIH Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (OLAO) - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; XNAT is an open-source platform widely used in medical imaging research - Products/Services Requested: - Support for the XNAT platform, including: - Software updates and maintenance - Integration with authentication systems (LDAP, Active Directory) - DICOM data transport and MR scanner interface support - Training and documentation - Tool development for version tracking, provenance, and metadata search - Scaling compute and storage resources - Visualization and analysis interface development - Support for open REST APIs, command line integration, and BIDS-compliant data export - Data anonymization, validation, and backup/migration support - Maintenance of NIH open source software - Data transfer services - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Contractor must have expertise in DICOM protocols, XNAT application, and medical imaging data processing - Support must include guaranteed response times and compliance with NIH open source standards - Use of OCI-compliant containers and batch processing system integration - Emphasis on data security, anonymization, and compliance with research data standards - Period of Performance: - One-year base period with four additional one-year option periods (up to five years total) - Place of Performance: - Functional MRI Facility (FMRIF), National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

The solicitation number is PCA-NIMH-02429 and the solicitation is issued as request forquotation (RFQ). This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority ofthe FAR Part 13 —Simplified Acquisition Procedures; and FAR Part 12—Acquisition of Commercial Items and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. A fixed-price type of purchase order is contemplated for this requirement.

The Functional MRI Facility (FMRIF) in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is seeking support for its data and workflow management platform, XNAT, which currently aggregates data from multiple MRI scanners in the NMR Center (where FMRIF’s and other IC’s scanners are located), provides access to these data to the users of these scanners,and also serves as platforms for managing, sharing, and processing these data. See Attachment 1 – Purchase Description or Statement of Work, for additional details.

Anticipated period of performance is one (1) 12-month base period from date of award, withfour (4) 12-month option periods, for a potential total of five (5) years.

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