Notice of Intent to Sole Source – BD
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 25-009191
- Agency
-
NIH Clinical Center
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- 20800
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center has published a notice of intent to award a sole source contract to Becton, Dickinson and Co. for replacement medical equipment. The acquisition involves a Bravo pH Monitoring System for the NIH Clinical Center's Department of Gastroenterology located in Bethesda, Maryland. This special notice is classified under Product Service Code 6515 for Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies and NAICS Code 339112 for Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing. The notice was posted on August 25, 2025, with a response deadline of September 15, 2025. The contracting agency is the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, a civilian federal agency.
The purpose of this sole source acquisition is to procure specialized ultrasound equipment consisting of BD Prevue II systems including consoles, vascular access probes, linear probes, and roll stands, with six units of each component required. The NIH has determined that Becton, Dickinson and Co. is the only available source that provides ultrasound devices specifically designed for assessment and vascular access for peripheral and central catheters. This is a notice of intent rather than a formal solicitation, meaning no quotations will be requested and no solicitation document will be issued. The acquisition will be conducted as a firm fixed price purchase order under Federal Acquisition Regulation policies. Contractors should note that this represents a pre-determined sole source award with no competitive bidding process available for participation.
Notice text
This acquisition is for a replacement Bravo pH Monitoring System at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center (CC) department of Gastroenterology.
• Product Service Code: 6515 – Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies
• NAICS Code: 339112 – Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
• Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
POTS: 25-009191
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 Becton, Dickinson and Co., located at 1 Becton Dr. #MC091, Franklin Lakes, NJ, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide a replacement Bravo pH Monitoring System at the NIH CC department of Gastroenterology.
Below is a description of the item(s):
Description: Console, DICOM connectivity software, Cue™ NTS software and magnetizer, charging cable, probe holder, cord wrap
Units: Each
Qty: 6
Catalog #: 9770700
Description: BD Prevue™ II Console (9770700) Shipping
Units: Each
Qty: 6
Catalog #: N/A
Description: BD Prevue™ II Vascular Access Probe
Units: Each
Qty: 6
Catalog #: 9770704
Description: BD Prevue™ II Vascular Access Probe (9770704) Shipping
Units: Each
Qty: 6
Catalog #: N/A
Description: Roll stand, BD Prevue™ II mounting bracket. For use with BD Prevue™ II console only.
Units: Each
Qty: 6
Catalog #: 9770709
Description: BD Prevue™ II Roll Stand (9770709) Shipping
Units: Each
Qty: 6
Catalog #: N/A
Description: BD Prevue™ II Linear Probe (9770703)
Units: Each
Qty: 6
Catalog #: 9770703
Description: BD Prevue™ II Linear Probe (9770703) Shipping
Units: Each
Qty: 6
Catalog #: N/A
The proposed vendor, Becton, Dickinson and Co., is the only source available that provides ultrasound devices for sole purpose of assessment and vascular access for peripheral and central catheters.
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 September 15, 2025 at 1pm EST.
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