Intent to Sole Source - Fertility Preservation Lab Services
Open Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- NOI-OLAO-CC-27-000020
- Agency
-
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 621410 Family Planning Centers
- PSC
- Q301 Reference Laboratory Testing
- Place of performance
- Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center issued a Notice of Intent on October 9, 2026 to sole-source fertility preservation lab services with Shady Grove, with a capability statement submission deadline of October 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM eastern standard time; this is not a request for proposal, but the NIH-CC will consider submissions from any responsible source that can meet the requirement. The work involves oocyte storage and freezing services for NIH patients, including processing of eggs harvested by Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) staff, on-site laboratory development and staffing, and storage of eggs until patient or heir request for delivery or disposal. The contractor shall supply all labor, materials, equipment, and supervisory oversight. The sole-source justification rests on 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, claiming only one responsible source can satisfy agency requirements. Interested parties shall submit capability statements by email to valerie.gregorio@nih.gov with subject line referencing NOI-OLAO-CC-27-000020. The Government reserves discretion to compete or not compete the requirement based on responses received.
Notice text
This is a Notice of Intent, not a request for proposal. The National Institute of Health, Clinical Center (NIH-CC) intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with the following vendor: Shady Grove.
Acquisition Description:
Oocyte storage and freezing for NIH patients.
The Contractor shall provide qualified personnel, services, materials, equipment and supplies necessary to process
eggs harvested by WRNNMC staff, freeze the eggs and store them, until such time as the patient or their heirs
request delivery or disposal of the eggs. The Contractor shall supply all labor, materials, equipment and
supervision for developing and staffing a laboratory on site at WRNMMC.
The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 253(c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 only one responsible source and no other supply of service will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. All responsible sources that could provide the required may submit a capability statement that will be considered by email (subject line to reference NOI-OLAO-CC-27-000020) by 12:00 PM eastern standard time on 10/24/2026 to: valerie.gregorio@nih.gov.
All responses received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
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