W9127825RA077_NOI_Baxter Hill-Rom_11 MAY 2026.docx

NOTICE OF INTENT – Baxter / Hill-Romlols The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District (SAM) intends to place a brand name specification in new Operation & Maintenance with incidental Repair and Minor Construction East of the Mississippi projects at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), Bethesda, Maryland in accordance with RFO 15. Interested persons may identify their capability to respond to the requirement. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however, all information received within 15 days after publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to include this proposed brand name specification based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Directorate of Contracting, is conducting a market survey to identify sources for Baxter / Hill-Rom. During Fiscal Year 2027 through 2028, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, anticipates more than one Firm-Fixed-Price, Operation & Maintenance with incidental Repair and Minor Construction contracts utilizing Operations and Maintenance funding. Therefore, this Notice of Intent is applicable to various projects within the Bethesda, MD area.

Baxter / Hill-Rom for this project is a Nurse Call System that is proprietary software and components. No other company can repair or integrate with it. The Nurse Call System is critical to the mission and sustainment of WRNMMC Bethesda, MD. Baxter / Hill-Rom alone possesses the proprietary data necessary to upgrade and maintain its Nurse Call software and doesn't make subject data available to other manufacturers or service providers. Application of Baxter / Hill-Rom is essential to meeting the Government's requirements, thereby precluding consideration of another product.

This request is not a request to be placed on a solicitation mailing list. It is for information only and is not a request for proposal (RFP) or announcement of a solicitation. The purpose of this Notice of Intent (NOI) request is to obtain sources for the Baxter / Hill-Rom equipment to meet the above requirements. If no other sources exist that can meet these requirements, then it is the Government’s intent to specify the Baxter / Hill-Rom Brand Name for use in the anticipated solicitations. Firms interested in being considered shall provide manufacturer's name, product data, and written statement of compliance with stated requirements.

The written statement of compliance shall include necessary backup design information and supporting documentation. A list of projects in which the equipment has met similar requirements for similar applications shall be provided. The list shall include the exact location of project(s) and a point of contact with phone numbers. The Government will not pay for any material provided in response to this notice nor return the data provided. Responses should be emailed to the contacts identified in SAM.gov no later than 2:00 PM CST, 3 June 2026. No other forms of transmission are requested or will be accepted.