Intent to Sole Source for Effluent Decontamination Services
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- FCN0001145
- Agency
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National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- Place of performance
- Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued a Special Notice expressing its intent to award a sole source Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Progressive Recovery, Inc. of Dupo, Illinois for effluent decontamination services. The purpose of this sole source procurement is to service the fully functional Effluent Decontamination Systems (EDS) and Reverse Osmosis Systems (RO) at the NIH's Biomedical Safety Lab (BSL4) Facility in Frederick, Maryland and the Special Studies unit within the Patient Care Space in Bethesda, Maryland.
The Special Notice states that these EDS systems are highly specialized and require proper service and maintenance by qualified, factory-trained technicians to achieve the required high level of reliability and uptime. As these are one-of-a-kind, custom-designed integrated systems, the NIH requires the services be provided by the original engineers and programmers. This procurement will utilize Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR Part 13.5. Interested parties must reference the Notice of Intent number FCN0001145 in their correspondence. The due date for this sole source procurement is March 29, 2024, and it is set aside for small businesses.
Notice text
This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available and email requests will not be honored. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a sole source IDIQ to Progressive Recovery, Inc. of Dupo, Illinois to service fully functional Effluent Decontamination System (EDS) and Reverse Osmosis System (RO). The National Institutes of Health as two fully functional Effluent Decontamination Systems under operation. The Fort Detrick Integrated Research Facility (IRF) located in Frederick Maryland is an operational Biomedical Safety Lab (BSL4) Facility and the Clinical Center (CC) located in Bethesda Maryland contains a Special Studies unit within the Patient Care Space that services waste isolated from this unit. The EDS in both facilities is designed to safely handle waste from the high containment BSL4 laboratories and Special Studies unit located within their respective buildings. The hardware in conjunction with the software that controls the EDS is a highly specialized system that requires proper service and maintenance from highly qualified individuals. This EDS installation is intended to safeguard the public by sterilizing all the waste on site. These systems are an integral component in the overall biological protection system on site and must operate with an extremely high level of uptime. To achieve the required service levels, the systems must be operated, maintained, and serviced in a manner suitable for its critical function. To achieve this high level of reliability, the system must be serviced, maintained, and certified by qualified technicians. The NIH requires specialized critical service functions assessment be provided by factory trained and certified technicians. As these EDS are one of a kind, custom designed integrated system, optimum reliability must be maintained by the engineers and programmers who installed these systems.
This purchase will be made utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with:
- Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
The point of contact is: Amanda Tilton, email: amanda.tilton@nih.gov
Please reference this Notice of Intent number, FCN0001145 on your correspondence and in the “Subject” line of your email.
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