Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Cardinal Health, Inc.
Cancelled Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 25-004233
- 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
- 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument 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 (NIH) Clinical Center has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source a contract to Cardinal Health, Inc. for the procurement of enteral feeding pumps. The notice, posted on February 20, 2025, with a response deadline of March 13, 2025, outlines the agency's plan to award a fixed-price purchase order directly to Cardinal Health. The acquisition is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures outlined in FAR Part 13, which allows for single-source procurement when only one vendor can meet the urgent requirements. The specific procurement involves 36 enteral feeding pump units, with the primary justification being the critical need for these medical instruments to ensure continuity of safe and quality patient care.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform potential contractors about NIH's intent to sole-source the contract to Cardinal Health, with the opportunity for other interested parties to demonstrate their capabilities. Contractors wishing to challenge the sole-source determination may submit comments referencing the posting number to Kristin Nagashima, Contract Specialist, via email by March 13, 2025, at 5 PM EST. The procurement is classified under NAICS Code 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing) and Product Service Code 6515 (Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies), with the place of performance located in Bethesda, MD. The government retains sole discretion in determining whether to compete the requirement based on responses received. Interested parties should note that this is a notice of intent, not a request for quotation, and no solicitation document will be issued. The contract will be awarded on a firm fixed-price basis to address the urgent medical equipment needs of the NIH Clinical Center.
Notice text
The purpose of this acquisition is to purchase enteral feeding pumps needed for continuity of safe and quality patient care, and directly related to human safety at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.
• 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: 25-004233
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 Cardinal Health, located at 7000 Cardinal Pl, Dublin, OH 43017, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide enteral feeding pumps to the National Institutes of Health.
Below is a description of the item(s):
Description: Enteral Feeding Pump
Units: Each
Quantity: 36
Catalog #: 385400
The proposed vendor, Cardinal Health, is the only source available to provide the supplies to NIH within the required timeline. The urgent need for the supplies does not permit competition to the maximum extent possible.
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 March 13, 2025 at 5pm EST.
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