# Brain Coil Array Upgrade for the Siemens Terra 7T MRI Scanner including additional three-year service contract

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/75n95024q00527

- Solicitation number: 75N95024Q00527
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as combined synopsis and solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Skope MR Inc. for $531,219.00
- Department: Department of Health and Human Services
- Agency: National Institutes of Health
- Contracting office: National Institutes of Health Nida (75N950)
- NAICS: 423450 Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- Product or service code: K065 Modification of Equipment: Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment and Supplies
- Place of performance: Bethesda, Maryland
- County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031
- City: Bethesda. https://abierto.us/cities/bethesda-md-2407125
- First posted: August 21, 2024
- Last posted: September 18, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0aa902107cda45a9860cdc769f3b1e9b/view

## Description

This contract action was not awarded competitively as only one source was available. It was awarded as a fixed price contract. Pursuant to FAR Subpart 13.501(a)(1)(iv) the brand-name justification is made publicly available as an attachment with this solicitation. The rationale for the brand-name justification is that he acquisition is to provide an upgrade to NINDS existing Siemens Terra 7T MRI scanner. The new component will be incorporated into the existing Siemens Terra 7T MRI scanner.

Skope is the exclusive manufacturer and vendor of the brain coil. The coil will consist of 64 small densely packed receive coil elements that will dramatically increase signal sensitivity at brain locations closer to the coil elements compared to the whole-brain 32-channel head coil currently in use. The instrument is part of a complicated system with multiple intricate hardware and software interactions that must function flawlessly. The details of many of the parts and interactions are proprietary. Only Skope can provide and fully integrate the required component.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Skope MR Inc. (UEI ULFCYMG3U2F8)
- Contract: 75N95024P00565, purchase order
- Obligated: $444,450.00
- Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received
- Link: award number 75N95024P00565 equals the contract number; same awarding office 75N950 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_75N95024P00565_7529_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- August 21, 2024: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due August 28, 2024 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice 19595b3485804749a8f1943da2dc0ef5. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/19595b3485804749a8f1943da2dc0ef5/view
- September 18, 2024: Award notice. Notice 0aa902107cda45a9860cdc769f3b1e9b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0aa902107cda45a9860cdc769f3b1e9b/view

## Points of contact

- Cassandra Conley, cassandra.conley@nih.gov

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