The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) proposes to develop magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology to diagnosis and treat clinical conditions in children. This program will be a new initiative undertaken in collaboration with an academic pediatric medical institution in the Washington, D.C. area. The geographic specificity allows patient treatment at NIH as well as the contractor's facilities. The successful contractor will be a healthcare facility with strong competencies in pediatric cardiac surgery, pediatric interventional cardiology and multi-modality pediatric imaging clinical and training programs. Parties interested in submitting a capability statement for this acquisition should demonstrate expertise in: (1) the day to day management of a clinical MRI diagnosis and treatment program in children (2) providing high priority access to appropriate patients (children) for research protocol consideration (3) Providing a MRI facility directly adjoining and capable of interfacing with a conventional bi-plane X-ray interventional suite. (4) Providing support for medical records, archiving of medical images and scheduling (5) Working to develop collaborative clinical protocols in the application of MRI to the diagnosis and treatment of clinical conditions in children. The Government anticipates that a single cost reimburseable contract will be awarded with performance commencing September, 2008 and expiring September, 2013. If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, e-mail address, web site address, telephone number, type of ownership for the organization, i.e., Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, 8 (a), Woman-Owned, Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Concern, Veteran, or Disabled Veteran; 2) Business size information which states, the business size, annual receipts (average gross revenue) for the last three (3) fiscal years, and whether or not the firm has been approved as a small business by the SBA under the applicable NAICS code; and 3) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. Organizations responding to this market survey should keep in mind that only focused and pertinent information is requested. Please provide one (1) printed copy and an electronic copy of a tailored capability statement, which should not exceed ten pages in length, excluding resumes. In addition, the capability statement must provide sufficient details to determine the technical capability of your firm. The technical capability statements must be received by close of business on August 15, 2008. This market survey is being conducted through FedBizOpps in order to reach the widest possible audience and to gather current market information. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability statements does not constitute a request for proposals; therefore, any response to this market survey is voluntary; the Government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. Correspondence regarding this announcement, may be submitted to National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Office of Acquisitions, Procurement Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6128, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7902, Attention: Sharon L. Cummings, Pediatric MRI Diagnosis/Treatment Program, Contract Specialist, or emailed to
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