Laboratory Equipment Protection Shields & Installation

Closed Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
SS-NIH-6977621
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has published a Special Notice for a Firm-Fixed Price purchase order to acquire laboratory equipment protection shields and installation services from Turtle Shell Industries, LLC on a sole source basis. The NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI) requires these protecting shields to safeguard its laboratory assets and ensure continuous research progress in the Imaging Core Unit and Neurobiology Neurodegeneration & Repair Laboratory.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform the public that the NIH intends to award this purchase order to Turtle Shell Industries due to the unique, patented design of their protection shields which provide the highest level of safeguarding for NIH research assets. While this is not a request for competitive quotes, any party who believes they can fulfill the requirement may submit a written capability statement demonstrating their ability by July 1, 2024. The government will then determine if the requirement should be competed based on the responses received.

Notice text

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price purchase order to Turtle Shell Industries, LLC on a sole source basis.

In accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1, the Contractor is the only known responsible source who can provide the product for the requirement listed below.

The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI)  intends to issue  purchase order to Turtle Shell Industries for laboratory protecting shields and installation.  The protecting shields are needed to protect NEI’s laboratory assets in support of the Imaging Core Unit and Neurobiology Neurodegeneration & Repair Laboratory.  By acting as a barrier against water damage, the shields prevent interruptions in research activities and reduce the need for equipment repairs, ensuring continuous progress.  The Turtle Shell Industries’ protecting shields are unique, patented, and unparalleled in capability to safeguard laboratory equipment. The unique and certified design ensures the highest level of protection for NIH research assets, maintaining operational integrity and continuous research progress in the NEI labs.  Turtle Shell Industries’ products are unique in the market due to their patented design and customization.

This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. However, any party that believes it can fulfill the requirement as stated herein may submit a written capability statement that clearly supports and demonstrates the ability to satisfy the requirement. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed award based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

It is anticipated that an award will be issued approximately five (5) days after the date of this notice unless the Government determines that another company has the capability to satisfy this requirement.

Responses to this notice must have the notice ID #SS-NIH-6977621 in the subject line of the email. Please email responses to zetherine.gore@nih.gov no later than 12 p.m. EST on Monday, July 1, 2024.

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