Notice of Intent to Sole Source – American Hospital Association

The purpose of this acquisition is to pay the NIH Clinical Center's annual membership dues to the American Hospital Association.

•            Product Service Code: U010 – EDUCATION/TRAINING – CERTIFICATIONS/ACCREDITATION

•            NAICS Code: 339112 – Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing

•            Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892 USA

POTS: 25-003280

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 award a fixed price purchase order to the American Hospital Association, located at 155 N Wacker Dr. STE 400, Chicago, IL 60606, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to pay for 2025 annual membership dues.

The American Hospital Association (AHA) is the national organization that represents and serves all types of

hospitals, health care networks, and their patient communities. The AHA ensures that everyone realizes the critical role

that hospitals play in communities across the country. It acts as a conduit through which hospitals share best practices

and tap into resources and initiatives that advance quality and safety and improve performance· through it's Health

Research & Educational Trust and it's Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence initiative. They work with the hospitals to

transform the health care delivery system, preparing the field for changes on the horizon, as well as providing thought

leadership on changes to come. As a member of this organization the NIH Clinical Center benefits from all of it's

resources. This is the only organization the provides these services.

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.

Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting. 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 Kristin Nagashima, Contract Specialist via email to Kristin.nagashima@nih.gov by May 15, 2025 at 2pm EST.