Notice of Intent to Sole Source – CARDINAL HEALTH 414, LLC– radiopharmaceuticals
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- NOI-OD-27-000001
- 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
- 325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
- 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 Clinical Center intends to sole-source a purchase order not to exceed $900,000 to Cardinal Health 414, LLC for FDA-approved radiopharmaceuticals supporting patient care by the Nuclear Medicine Division, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, with a notice-of-intent response deadline of October 19, 2026. No solicitation document will be issued and no quotations will be requested.
Cardinal Health qualifies as sole source based on 25 years of contracting history and unique technical capabilities. The vendor is the only supplier offering a comprehensive portfolio of radiopharmaceuticals emitting gamma, positron, beta, and alpha radiations tailored to the NIH Clinical Center's patient needs. Cardinal Health exclusively operates a patented tungsten delivery system for dispensing high-energy positron radiopharmaceuticals, which minimizes radiation exposure to staff and the public while meeting weight standards to reduce potential staff injuries. The vendor maintains required FDA and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission vetting.
The procurement is conducted under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.500, which authorizes simplified procedures for commercial products and services exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold but not exceeding $9 million ($15 million for certain acquisitions). This vehicle classification permits sole-source award without full and open competition.
Notice text
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.
This procurement is for a purchase order NTE $900,000 for FDA-approved radiopharmaceuticals for patient care by the Nuclear Medicine Division, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at the NIH Clinical Center. CARDINAL HEALTH is a reputed and reliable FDA and US NRC vetted supplier of the required radiopharmaceuticals by the Clinical Center. Based on the past 25 years of contracting with this vendor, this vendor is the only acceptable vendor because they provide a comprehensive list of radiopharmaceuticals that uniquely meets the patient needs of the NIH Clinical Center. They are the only provider that can supply all radiopharmaceuticals that emit gamma, positrons, beta and/or alpha radiations. They also use a patented tungsten delivery system for dispensing the high energy positron radiopharmaceuticals. This system minimizes radiation exposure to the staff and the public, as well as meeting the weight standard that reduces the potential weightlifting injuries to the staff.
This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 –Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.500 This subpart authorizes the use of simplified procedures for the acquisition of supplies and services in amounts greater than the simplified acquisition threshold but not exceeding $9 million ($15 million for acquisitions as described in 13.500(c)), including options, if the contracting officer reasonably expects, based on the nature of the supplies or services sought, and on market research, that offers will include only commercial products or commercial services. Contracting officers may use any simplified acquisition procedure in this part, subject to any specific dollar limitation applicable to the particular procedure. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.
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 Ryssa Nix, Contract Specialist via email to Ryssa.nix@nih.gov by close date.
Notice Type: Notice of Intent
NAICS Code: 325412
PSC Code: 3650
Posted Date: 10/13/2026
Close Date: 10/19/2026 12pm EST
End User IC: Clinical Center
POC Name: Ryssa Nix
Email Address: Ryssa.nix@nih.gov
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| NOI to sole source above SAT.docx | DOCX document |
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