Notice of Intent to Sole Source Breast Phantom Quantitative MRI

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, intends to negotiate with CaliberMRI, Inc. (CAGE: 7XL23), located in Boulder, CO., on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source to obtain a Breast Phantom Quantitative MRI. The lab needs a phantom capable of reproducing the quantitative MRI T1 relaxation and water diffusion properties of the breast.

Verification of the measured properties of T1 relaxation and water diffusion with the range of values of human breast tissue and with a single, flexible outer shell shall be easily positioned in various MRI coils. Due to the complexity of the phantom, CaliberMRI, Inc. is considered the only viable option for this requirement. The NAICS for this requirement is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Equipment Manufacturing, with a small business standard of 1,000 employees.

NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price contract to CaliberMRI for this requirement. Interested parties that can demonstrate they could satisfy the requirement listed above for NIST must clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation.

Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. If competitive procedures are not used, it is estimated that an award will be issued by March 31, 2024. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist at lisa.stevens@nist.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted to the Contract Specialist at lisa.stevens@nist.gov no later than the submission deadline of this notice.