Intent to Sole Source - Water Filter System
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- NOI-OLAO-CC-26-008749
- Agency
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National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 33299 All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
- 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 August 20, 2026 to sole-source a fixed-price contract for replacement Ice Water Dispenser filter assemblies with Aldevra, with a capability statement deadline of August 30, 2026. The statutory authority for the sole-source approach is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, based on the finding that only one responsible source can satisfy agency requirements. The requirement supports patient care by providing filters designed to meet sanitation and regulatory standards (Joint Commission, HACCP, NSF) for healthcare facility water and ice dispensing machines, which must control opportunistic pathogens including Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Legionella, and nontuberculous mycobacteria found in premise plumbing systems. The filters support nugget ice dispensing that reduces choking risks for patients. Although this is a Notice of Intent and not a request for proposal, all responsible sources capable of providing the required filters may submit a capability statement by 12:00 PM Eastern time on August 30, 2026 to valerie.gregorio@nih.gov with the subject line referencing NOI-OLAO-CC-26-008749.
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: Aldevra.
Acquistion Description:
The purpose of this requirement is to provide a fixed-price contract to buy replacement Ice Water Dispenser (IWD) Filter Assembly to support patient care in the CC.
Ice and water dispensing machines used in health care facilities are often different from those used in the food service industry. Opportunistic pathogens of premise plumbing are germs that grow well in drinking water distribution systems and can cause disease in humans. Examples of these include Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Burkholderia, Stenotrophomonas, nontuberculous mycobacteria, various species of fungi, and Naegleria fowleri. Many of the environmental factors that are conducive for Legionella growth also allow for growth of these other opportunistic pathogens. There is an added emphasis on sanitation when ice and water dispensing units are used on patient care units, so countertop, hands-free, nugget ice is easily chewable and helps reduce choking risks among patients.
The requirement is to provide IWDs filters hat are designed specifically to meet the long-term reliability and performance of regulatory standards (Joint Commission, HACCP, NSF) required for medications, vaccines, lab reagents, specimens, and patient food.
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-26-008749) by 12:00 PM eastern standard time on 08/30/2026 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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