Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Philips Healthcare
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 26-001010
- 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 Clinical Center has published a Notice of Intent to Sole Source a maintenance contract for three InVivo/Philips MR400 Patient Monitors. This Special Notice, posted on January 2, 2026, indicates that the agency intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract to a single vendor without issuing a formal solicitation or requesting competitive quotations. The acquisition falls under simplified acquisition procedures governed by Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 13, which permits sole-source awards when circumstances justify that only one source is reasonably available. The contract will be performed in Bethesda, Maryland at the NIH Clinical Center's Radiology and Imaging Sciences department. This notice is classified under Product Service Code 6515 (Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies) and NAICS Code 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing).
The purpose of this acquisition is to obtain maintenance services for three MR Patient Care Portal 5000 units and three Expression Patient Monitor MR400 units, including F07 Basic modules with specified monitoring capabilities. InVivo/Philips has been identified as the sole source vendor capable of providing proper maintenance for these patient monitors, as the agency determined that no alternative vendors or maintenance paths exist for this specialized equipment. The contract award is justified on the grounds that improper maintenance would compromise the monitors' ability to accurately track patient vital signs, thereby disrupting safe patient care delivery. Contractors interested in this opportunity should note the January 6, 2026 deadline, though this notice explicitly states that quotations will not be requested and no formal solicitation document will be issued. This acquisition is exempt from certain competitive requirements under simplified acquisition procedures, meaning eligible contractors meeting the sole-source criteria may proceed directly to contract negotiations with the NIH Clinical Center.
Notice text
The purpose of this acquisition is for the maintenance of three InVivo/Philips MRI patient monitors used in Radiology and Imaging Sciences (RADIS).
• 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: 26-001010
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 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance on three (3) InVivo/Philips MR400 Patient Monitors in the MR section of RADIS within the NIH Clinical Center.
Below is a description of the item(s):
The Contractor shall furnish maintenance on three (3) InVivo/Philips MR Patient Monitors as follows:
(3) MR Patient Care Portal 5000
(3) Expression Patient Monitor MR400
(3) F07 Basic + AA,O2,IBP(x2), Temp
(1) Performance Assurance
InVivo/Philips is the only vendor that can provide proper maintenance for these patient monitors. If the monitors are not properly maintained, the equipment will not be able to monitor patient vital signs accurately. There is no alternative path to obtaining maintenance on these MR400 Patient Monitors. No vendor other than the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) (InVivo/Philips) can supply this. The impact of not providing a maintenance contract would be a disruption in providing safe patient care.
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 Huda Malik, Contract Specialist via email to Huda.Malik@nih.gov and Christopher.Lauver@nih.gov by January 6, 2026 at 12 pm EST.
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