Notice of Intent-75N98026Q01034.pdf

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Solicitation Number: 75N98026Q01034 Solicitation Type: Sole Source (Non-Competitive) Title: Clinical Advanced Microscopy and

Biophotonics Laboratory Relocation NAICS / Size Standard: 238290/ $19M

Introduction

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO

AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Office of Acquisitions (OA), intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a noncompetitive sole source basis to General Machine

Shop, Inc. to provide laboratory equipment relocation of currently stored equipment to the Division of

Intramural Research in accordance with the following information.

Background Information

In 2025, the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research (DIR) hired General Machine Shop, Inc. to store an optical table until the Advanced Microscopy and Biophotonics Laboratory construction was completed.

Purpose and Objectives

The purpose of this acquisition is to relocate the 4’ wide x 12’ long, 2000-pound optical table that is currently being stored by General Machine Shop, Inc., to the Advanced Microscopy and Biophotonics

Laboratory. The vendor will also relocate additional optical tables currently on the National Institutes of

Health campus to the laboratory.

Contractor Requirements

The Contractor shall provide the following relocation services:

• Delivery and placement of a 4’x12’ optical table from General Machine Shop warehouse to Bldg. 10

Suite 8C214

• Relocation of 4’x12’ optical table from Bldg. 10 to NIH surplus warehouse

• Relocation and placement of a 4’x12’ and 5’x6’ L-shaped optical table configuration. The configuration is to be unbolted in the 5D corridor and re-bolted once placed in Suite 8C214.

• Relocation and placement of a 5’x12’ optical table

• Relocation and placement of a 4’x5’ optical table

• Relocation and placement of a 5’x8’ optical table

Sole Source Justification

General Machine Shop, Inc. currently houses the Advanced Microscopy and Biophotonics Laboratories 4’ wide x 12’ long, 2,000-pound Newport optical table at its warehouse in Landover, Maryland. The NHLBI originally purchased this table in fiscal year 2025; however, due to construction delays at the Advanced

Microscopy and Biophotonics Laboratory, the table was ready for delivery in April 2025 before the laboratory space was completed. Consequently, General Machine Shop was engaged to provide interim storage. Because this specialized, heavy equipment is currently in their custody, no other vendor has physical access to retrieve or handle the property without disrupting the existing storage arrangement or risking transit liability. Furthermore, as construction is now completed, relocating this table must be fully synchronized with the broader relocation of labs equipment. Awarding this requirement to any other vendor would introduce significant logistical complications, risk damage to government property during third-party warehouse extractions, and disrupt the streamlined delivery schedule required for the lab's operational transition.

Regulatory Authority

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart

12.102 (a), restricting competition. For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.

FAR Clauses

The provision at FAR clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial

Services, applies to this acquisition.

The provision at FAR clause 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, is applicable. The Government will award a contract resulting from this notice to the offeror listed above.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate the offer: The contractor shall demonstrate its ability to provide the services listed that meets the specifications provided above.

FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items, is applicable. An offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certificates electronically via http://www.acquisition.gov. If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the System for Award

Management (SAM) website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (p) of this provision.

FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

FAR clause at 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance, applies to this acquisition.

The provisions at FAR clause 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights, applies to this acquisition.

The provisions at FAR clause 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards, applies to this acquisition.

The provision at FAR clause 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting With Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications, applies to this acquisition.

FAR clause FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management, applies to this acquisition.

HHSAR clause 352.239-78, Information and Communication Technology Accessibility Notice

HHSAR clause 352.239-79, Information and Communication Technology Accessibility

HHSAR clause 352.232-71, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests

Additional Information

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 238290 and the Small Business Size

Standard is $19M. This acquisition is being conducted under RFO FAR Part 12, Acquisition of

Commercial Products and Commercial Services, therefore the requirements of FAR Part 6, Competitive

Requirements, are not applicable and the resultant award will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2026-01 effective March 13, 2026.

This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Unique Entity Identifier

(UEI), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.

All responses must be received by September 08, 2026, at 12:00PM ED and must reference synopsis number 75N98026Q01034. Responses shall be submitted electronically to noelle.decenzo@nih.gov.

Responses will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.

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