SAM #USU_NoticeOfIntent_MRI_Behavorial_Equipment

Sole Source Notice: MRI-Compatible Behavioral Testing Equipment from BIOPAC for USUHS

This notice announces the Department of Defense's Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) intent to award a sole-source contract to BIOPAC for MRI-compatible behavioral testing equipment. - Agency: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), Department of Defense - Contract Type: Sole-source, firm-fixed-price - Vendor/OEM: BIOPAC - Equipment Required: - MRI-compatible behavioral testing systems - Acoustic stimulation system - Galvanic skin response (GSR) system - Electrocardiogram (ECG) system - Electromyogram (EMG) system - Respiratory measurement system - Requirements: - All equipment must be compatible with MRI environments - Intended for behavioral testing applications - No part numbers or quantities specified in the notice - Additional details referenced in an attached PDF (not provided) - Commercial opportunity is limited to BIOPAC due to sole-source justification

Potential competitors and alternative products: - While BIOPAC is specified as sole-source, other companies such as Cambridge Research Systems, Current Designs, and Brain Products manufacture similar MRI-compatible behavioral testing equipment. - Competing products could include MRI-compatible physiological monitoring systems from these vendors.

Period of Performance: - Not specified in the notice

Estimated Contract Value: - Likely in the range of $50,000 to $250,000 based on typical pricing for MRI-compatible behavioral testing suites, but exact value not provided.

Description

USUHS intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to BIOPAC for BIOPAC MRI-compatible behavioral testing equipment suite (acoustic stimulation, GSR, ECG, EMG, respiratory). See the attached notice for details. 

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