NOI-Muse S3 Athena Headbands and Accessories.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking to purchase Muse-Athena headbands and accessories for a study on circadian and seasonal rhythms. The headbands are used to measure sleep in an outpatient setting and have been successfully employed in 20 participants. The NIH requires additional units to continue the study. The headbands have various features, including validated 5-stage sleep scoring, microarchitecture of sleep, and heart rate metrics. The contract will be awarded without providing for full or open competition, and the intended source is Interaxon Inc. • The NIH is studying the inter-relationships between emotional states and homeostatic rhythms of sleep, physical activity, diet, cognitive function, and physical health. • The study aims to characterize the inter-relationships of the domains associated with emotional states, including sleep, physical activity, diet, cognitive function, and physical health, with physiology, including heart rate, cortisol, melatonin, and energy metabolism. • The Muse-Athena headband is a small, lightweight, wearable, wireless, and untethered headband that measures sleep in an outpatient setting. • The headband has various features, including validated 5-stage sleep scoring, microarchitecture of sleep, and heart rate metrics. • The contract will be awarded without providing for full or open competition, and the intended source is Interaxon Inc.