The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), conducting research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of neurological disorders and stroke. The NINDS mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the brain and nervous system and to use that knowledge to reduce the burden of neurological disease.
The Human Cortical Physiology Section (HCPS) has a need for the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) equipment to carry out research studies on normal volunteers and patients with neuromuscular disorders. The requested equipment is a set of 2 Magstim 200 2 stimulators connected into a Bistim configuration. A TMS coil will also be required with the purchase.
Please refer to the attached Statements of Work for complete details and specifications.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, small businesses are encouraged to respond to this notice if they are capable of meeting the needs of this requirement. Written responses to this notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability and compatibility to fulfill the requirement. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), www.sam.gov.
The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System Code 334516 and the small business size standard is 500.
The Government shall consider all responses received prior to the close date of this announcement, May 15, 2015 at 5:00PM, Eastern Standard Time. Please email Andriani Buck, Contract Specialist, at [email protected] with technical questions or written responses pertaining to this notice. No phone calls will be accepted.