NOI Brand Name - HUGS Maintenance.pdf

NOTICE OF INTENT FOR BRAND NAME ACQUISITION:

This notice is being published in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.101 requiring dissemination of information for proposed contract actions. This is a Notice of Intent (NOI) to award a brand name contract and is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals. The Defense Health Agency Healthcare Contracting Division Southeast (DHACA-HCD-SE) is issuing this NOI to inform industry contractors of the Government’s intent to execute a Brand Name contract under RFO FAR 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

This notice satisfies posting requirements at FAR Part 5.101. The intended brand is Northeast Protections Partners, Inc. (NEPPS). Place of Performance is Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Portsmouth, Virginia. NMRTC Portsmouth requires a five (5)-year service contract (base plus four (4) options) for maintenance and support services to HUGS Patient Security System that includes maintenance and support services in addition to repair services, on an as needed basis. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform maintenance of the HUGS Patient Security System to ensure uninterrupted services for patient care. The contractor shall provide technicians who are OEM certified and trained in accordance with the ASP requirements to perform maintenance and repairs to the HUGS Patient Security System. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 561621.

This Notice of Intent is neither a formal solicitation, nor a request for competitive proposals.

No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made based on unsolicited quotations or offers received in response to this notice.

Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing via email to Melissa Peregrino at melissa.peregrino-white.civ@health.mil with the following information referenced in the subject line, HUGS Patient Security System Maintenance Services – NMRTC Portsmouth. All interested parties who are responsible, certified, and capable may identify their interest and may submit a capabilities statement.

Capability statements shall not exceed five (5) (8.5 x 11 inch) pages using a font size no smaller than 10-point. All capability statements received by closing of this notification of this synopsis will be considered by the government. A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response.

The burden of proof is on the respondent with the submittal of their Capability Statement and addressing the entire need as outlined in the Performance Work Statement. A determination by the government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.

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Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the Contracting Officer, Melissa Peregrino, melissa.peregrino-white.civ@health.mil. no later than 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) 26 August 2026 to the above listed contact. The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt.

Prepared and Approved by:

Melissa Peregrino Contract Specialist / Contracting Officer

NOTICE OF INTENT FOR BRAND NAME ACQUISITION: