Notice_of_Intent_to_Sole_Source.pdf

The National Institutes of Health intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with the STERIS

Corporation.

The National Eye Institute’s Gravity sterilizer is a complex instrument whose operating system’s maintenance and replacement parts can only be provided by the manufacturer, STERIS.

Problems that arise in the equipment need to be addressed by an expert engineer from the company who is totally versed in the system. This assures the equipment users that if problems occur, the repairs will be done very promptly and the instrument will continue to operate according to specifications.

Please see the attached Statement of Work for further information.

Responses

The proposed acquisition action is for items and services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1 (b). If you believe you can provide the items or services, please forward capability statements to eric.chapman@nih.gov by Thursday, December 24, 2015. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract acquisition based upon responses to the notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed. Information provided will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for the potential requirement and may lead to the development of a solicitation. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.

Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public in Federal Business Opportunities in accordance with the FAR Part 5. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The

Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).