SITE VISIT - MRI System Installation - NIH Bldg. 10 Laboratory

SOLICITATION TYPE: Pre-Solicitation / Mandatory Site Visit Announcement PROJECT TITLE: High-Power 7T MRI System Installation & Rigging – NIH Building 10 PSC CODE: N065 (Installation of Equipment- Medical, Dental, and Veterinary) NAICS CODE: 334510 (Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing) 1. MANDATORY SITE VISIT CLAUSE (FAR 52.237-1): A physical site visit is strictly mandatory. Due to the extreme weight, multi-ton structural load, stray magnetic fields, and complex rigging paths required to install a 7-Tesla (7T) magnet inside an active clinical hospital, visual blueprints and photographs are insufficient for proposal formulation. 2. LOGISTICS (DATE, TIME, & LOCATION): - DATE: September 3, 2026 - TIME: 10:00 AM EDT - LOCATION: NIH Bethesda Campus, Building 10 (Assembly point: B1 NMR Loading Dock) 3. PRE-REGISTRATION / ACCESS AND SECURITY PROTOCOLS DEADLINE: Building 10 is a secure clinical research facility. All attendees must pre-register by emailing the Point of Contact (POC) listed below no later than August 24, 2026, at 10:00 AM EDT with their Full Legal Name and Company Name. Unregistered individuals will be denied entry to the campus and the facility. A maximum of two (2) representatives per firm is permitted. Attendees must bring a valid government-issued photo ID to clear campus perimeter security gates and must remain with their NIH escort at all times. PRE-REGISTRATION SUBMISSION FORM: Prospective bidders must copy, complete, and paste the following form into the body of their RSVP email to the Point of Contact (POC). Do not alter the format. ==================================================================== NIH BUILDING 10 SITE VISIT PRE-REGISTRATION SUBMISSION ==================================================================== 1. Company Legal Name: _____________________________________________ 2. Company UEI (Unique Entity ID): _________________________________ 3. Attendee 1 Full Legal Name (As shown on ID): ____________________ 4. Attendee 1 Citizenship (US Citizen / Permanent Resident / Foreign National): ______________ 5. Attendee 2 Full Legal Name (As shown on ID): ____________________ 6. Attendee 2 Citizenship (US Citizen / Permanent Resident / Foreign National): ______________ 7. Primary Phone Number for Day of Event: _________________________ ==================================================================== 4. DISQUALIFICATION WARNING: Bids submitted by vendors who fail to pre-register by the deadline, or who fail to physically attend and sign the official attendance log at the site visit, will be deemed non-responsive and automatically disqualified from award consideration. 5. OBJECTIVE: The specific objective of this purchase is the acquisition of a 7T MRI System with a dedicated, high-performance, local gradient subsystem. The acquisition will allow the Functional MRI Facility (FMRIF) to be able to provide the latest tools and techniques to NIH researchers to collect high quality brain imaging data from patients and research volunteers and develop novel scanning protocols advancing the state-of-the-art for structural and functional brain imaging. The upgraded system is to be used for clinical and preclinical human MRI research. The baseline requirement is for the immediate delivery and installation of the 7T MRI system. However, bidders must note that the requesting lab intends to include certain optional items listed below as (OPTION) as executable options for the following fiscal year. Bidders should evaluate the site during the walkthrough with future system scaling in mind." Baseline Product : 1. Baseline Brand Name Model: Siemens MAGNETOM Terra.X with Impulse Local Gradient Coil - Qty (1) EA 2 . Turn-Key Contruction & Installation - Qty (1) 3. Multinuclear Support and Applications (OPTION ) - Qty (1) EA 4. Terra to Terra.X upgrade: Software upgrade - Qty (2) EA 5. Terra to Terra.X ugrade: FDA-cleared 8Tx32Rx Head Coil Exchange - (OPTION) Qty (2) EA 6. Terra to Terra.X up...