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- NOI-OD-26-010315
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This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source a bridge contract for Pediatric Hospitalist - Scientific Subject Matter Expert services. The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center is awarding this contract to Guidehouse Digital LLC under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures for purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. The procurement is classified under NAICS Code 541990 and PSC Code R499. The contract is being awarded as a sole source due to urgent and immediate service requirements necessary to maintain continuity of patient care and ensure regulatory compliance. Guidehouse Digital LLC has previously performed these physician services for the Clinical Center and possesses the required credentials and privileges, positioning them to provide services within the compressed timeframe needed to address the current coverage gap.
This temporary bridge contract will continue until a new full services contract can be competed and awarded through standard procurement procedures. The Notice of Intent was posted on September 14, 2026, with a comment submission deadline of September 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. Interested parties may submit comments to Ryssa Nix, Contract Specialist, at the NIH Clinical Center Office of Purchasing and Contracts via email at Ryssa.nix@nih.gov. No solicitation document or quotation requests will be issued as part of this sole source procurement.
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Notice Number: NOI-OD-26-010315 Title: Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Guidehouse Digital LLC - Pediatric Hospitalist - Scientific Subject Matter Expert Description:
This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested.
This procurement is for a bridge contract for Pediatric Hospitalist - Scientific Subject Matter Expert. This is a sole source “bridge” contract because the services requested are urgent and immediate to provide continuity of service for patient safety and regulatory compliance. Guidehouse Digital LLC. previously performed these physician services for the Clinical Center and have demonstrated familiarity with the requirements associated with providing the necessary on-call physician coverage. Because of the contractor's prior performance of this requirement, the contractor is positioned to provide the required services within the compressed timeframe necessary to address the current lapse in coverage. The proposed physician(s) are already credentialed and privileged by the Clinical Center or otherwise able to satisfy the necessary clinical requirements within the required timeframe. This current requirement is to temporarily continue services until the new services contract can be competed and awarded.
This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 –Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.
Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the NIH, Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, to the attention of Ryssa Nix, Contract Specialist via email to Ryssa.nix@nih.gov by close date.
Notice Type: Notice of Intent NAICS Code: 541990 PSC Code: R499 Posted Date: 09/14/2026 Close Date: 09/18/2026 12pm EST End User IC: Clinical Center POC Name: Ryssa Nix Email Address: Ryssa.nix@nih.gov
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