# Non-Magnetic RF Specialty Connectors for the Implementation of Rx array for Brain MRI

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/ninds04106

- Solicitation number: NINDS04106
- Notice type: Combined synopsis and solicitation
- Status: Closed. Deadline was May 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT
- Department: Department of Health and Human Services
- Agency: National Institutes of Health
- Contracting office: National Institutes of Health Olao (75N980)
- NAICS: 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Product or service code: 6640 Laboratory 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: May 15, 2026
- Last posted: May 15, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f1993348e6c542b498dd420895dc92f3/view

## Description

This purchase is required to procure high-performance RF specialty connectors for use in the design and assembly of a parallel receive array dedicated to brain imaging applications. These connectors are essential for establishing low-loss, impedancematched signal paths between individual coil elements, preamplifiers, and receiver hardware. The parallel receive array architecture requires multiple independent RF channels operating with high sensitivity and minimal signal degradation.

The selected RF connectors must ensure: • Low insertion loss and minimal signal reflection • High-frequency performance compatible with the system’s operating frequency • Reliable mechanical integrity under repeated connection cycles • Compact form factor suitable for dense array layouts Without these specialty connectors, the array cannot achieve the required signal integrity, channel isolation, and overall imaging performance necessary for highresolution brain imaging.

## Publications

- May 15, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due May 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice f1993348e6c542b498dd420895dc92f3. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f1993348e6c542b498dd420895dc92f3/view

## Points of contact

- Natalia Gudino, natalia.gudino@nih.gov
- Robin Hairston, hairstonr@od.nih.gov

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