NOI to Extend Period of Performance to Fitzgerald Fine Arts Contract
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- NOI-OD-26-006324
- Agency
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Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 712110 Museums
- Place of performance
- Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institutes of Health intends to extend the period of performance for its fine arts curation contract with Fitzgerald Fine Arts from June 1, 2026 through November 30, 2026, under sole-source authority with comments due by June 1, 2026. This is a firm fixed price acquisition conducted under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures as a sole-source award below the simplified acquisition threshold, exempting it from FAR Part 6 competition requirements. The contract extension covers professional curator services managing the NIH Clinical Center's Fine Arts Program.
Performance occurs at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The program serves diverse patient populations including pediatric and end-of-life patients, behavioral health participants, families, caregivers, researchers, and hospital staff, with art curation designed as an evidence-based therapeutic intervention to improve patient well-being, reduce stress, and support recovery. The current contract number is 75N90024C00023.
This notice of intent does not request quotations and no solicitation document will be issued. The Government retains sole discretion to proceed or not based on comments received. Inquiries and comments referencing posting number 26-006324 should be directed to Contract Specialist Huda Malik at huda.malik@nih.gov by June 1, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. EST.
Notice text
The purpose of this acquisition is the continuity in performance from June 1, 2026 to November 30, 2026 of the Fine art curation contract between National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Fitzgerald Fine Arts.
• Product Service Code: R401: Support – Professional: Personal Care (Non-medical)
• NAICS Code: 712110 - Museums
• Place of Performance: NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
POTS: 26-006324
Description:
This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued, and quotations will not be requested.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to extend the Period of Performance of the current contract 75N90024C00023 with Fitzgerald Fine Arts, to continue the firm fixed price sole source award, for a professional Curator to manage the CC Fine Arts Program.
This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.
The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the NIH, Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, to the attention of Huda Malik, Contract Specialist via email to huda.malik@nih.gov by June 1, 2026 at 1 pm EST.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Justification and Impact Statement_v2.docx | DOCX document |
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