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Post Date/ Solicitation Issue Date
Closing Response Date
Proposed Award Date
Project Title
Standard NHP NIH fMRI horizontal testing chair
Contracting Office
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Contact Points

Primary Contract Specialist

Cheryl
Leone
cleone@mail.nih.gov
NAICS Code Number
423490
Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Small Business Size Standard
small
FPDS Classification Code
6640
Delivery of Goods
30-days after award
Set-Aside Status
Not Set Aside
Competition Status
Brand Name Only
Vendor Name
Rogue Research
Vendor Address
300-6666 St-Urbain
Montreal, Quebec
H2S 3H1 , Canada
Rationale/ Salient Characteristics
- Chairs must be completely MR-safe with minimal metal components.
- Chairs must allow animals to rest in a horizontal ‘sphinx’ position when in the horizontal bore of the Siemens Prisma MRI scanner
- To further increase the safety of researchers and animals, we request a chair design that allows for direct loading of animals from their home cage to the chair in horizontal orientation (i.e. eliminating the need for pole and collar)
- The chairs must be compatible with existing equipment and tools.
- Chairs must include a back door, handles, side windows, waste tray, adjustable rear restraint, lateral restraints, perch, neck plates with lockable slots, and head post adapter to NIH stylehead holder.
- Come with 1 year warranty on parts and labor
Single-Sole Source Determination
- Chairs must be completely MR-safe with minimal metal components. The Rogue chairs fit this requirement as they are constructed primarily from polycarbonate, with nylon, PEEK, and brass hardware components.
- Chairs must allow animals to rest in a horizontal ‘sphinx’ position when in the horizontal bore of the Siemens Prisma MRI scanner. The Rogue chairs are designed specifically for the Prisma scanner.
- To further increase the safety of researchers and animals, we request a chair design that allows for direct loading of animals from their home cage to the chair in horizontal orientation (i.e. eliminating the need for pole and collar). To our knowledge, the Rogue chairs are the only commercial product to provide this solution, and with the modifications we have developed for our existing Rogue chairs, this is the optimal solution for our needs.
- The chairs must be compatible with existing equipment and tools. Since we have previously purchased chairs like these from Rogue, no further equipment modifications will be required in order to use these new chairs.
- Chairs must include a back door, handles, side windows, waste tray, adjustable rear restraint, lateral restraints, perch, neck plates with lockable slots, and head post adapter to NIH stylehead holder.

Background/Description of Requirement
One of the primary mission objectives of the Neurophysiology Imaging Facility (NIF) core is to provide NIH researchers with the resources necessary for conducting functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of awake non-human primates (NHPs). To achieve this objective, it is essential to have hardware for the transport and containment of awake monkeys that has been carefully designed to meet the specific needs of working in high-strength magnetic field environments. Additionally, such devices must be engineered to interface with the scanner bore and patient bed of each MRI scanner, while also considering the safety of both animals and investigators.

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