Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Blair Inc.
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 26-008910
- Agency
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NIH Clinical Center
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 339950 Sign Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Maryland 20892, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center issued a notice of intent to sole-source a fixed-price purchase order to Blair Inc. for graphics and accent signage, with a response deadline of September 1, 2026. The acquisition covers wayfinding and patient experience signage to match existing installations in the OP PEDS clinic at NIH's Bethesda, Maryland facility. Blair Inc., located in Springfield, Virginia, is identified as the only available source capable of matching the previously installed signage. The procurement is conducted under FAR Part 13 simplified acquisition procedures, which exempts the award from full competition requirements when the contracting officer determines only one source is reasonably available. Interested parties may submit comments referencing the posting number to the NIH Clinical Center Office of Purchasing and Contracts prior to the September 1 closing date to contest the sole-source determination. The final decision to proceed without competition remains at the Government's discretion.
Notice text
This acquisition is for graphics and accent signage to match what was previously installed in the OP PEDS clinic in building 10 for wayfinding and patient experience at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center (CC).
• Product Service Code: 9905 – Signs, Advertising Displays, and Identification Plates
• NAICS Code: 339950 – Sign Manufacturing
• Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
POTS: 26-008910
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 Blair, Inc, located at 7001 Loisdale Rd, Springfield, VA 22150, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide signage to the National Institutes of Health. The proposed vendor, Blair Inc., is the only source available to match the signage in the previous installation.
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 1st, 2026 at 11am EST.
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