SAM #NINDS04106

NIH Solicitation for Non-Magnetic RF Specialty Connectors for Brain MRI Arrays

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), through the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (OLAO), is seeking high-performance, non-magnetic RF specialty connectors for advanced brain MRI applications. - Government Buyer: - National Institutes of Health (NIH) - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) - NIH Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (OLAO) - Products/Services Requested: - High-performance, non-magnetic RF specialty connectors - For use in parallel receive arrays dedicated to brain imaging - Must provide low insertion loss, minimal signal reflection, and high-frequency compatibility - Require reliable mechanical integrity for repeated connections - Compact form factor for dense array layouts - Notable Requirements: - Connectors must be suitable for high-resolution brain MRI - Emphasis on technical capability, past performance, and price in evaluation - Firm-fixed-price contract structure - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation - Period of Performance: - One-year base period with potential options to extend - Place of Performance: - Bethesda, Maryland (NIH federal facilities)

Description

This purchase is required to procure high-performance RF specialty connectors for use in the design and assembly of a parallel receive array dedicated to brain imaging applications. These connectors are essential for establishing low-loss, impedancematched signal paths between individual coil elements, preamplifiers, and receiver hardware. The parallel receive array architecture requires multiple independent RF channels operating with high sensitivity and minimal signal degradation. The selected RF connectors must ensure: • Low insertion loss and minimal signal reflection • High-frequency performance compatible with the system’s operating frequency • Reliable mechanical integrity under repeated connection cycles • Compact form factor suitable for dense array layouts Without these specialty connectors, the array cannot achieve the required signal integrity, channel isolation, and overall imaging performance necessary for highresolution brain imaging.

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