Notice of Intent to Sole Source – SynapseVNA
Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- NOI-OD-26-005454
- Agency
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Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- 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 one-year contract (09/04/2026–09/03/2027) to Fuji Medical for maintenance and technical support of the SynapseVNA product, with a notice-of-intent close date of 05/14/2026 at 12:00 p.m. EST. No solicitation document will be issued; this is a notice of intent only.
The procurement is being conducted under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), which permits sole-source acquisition when the contracting officer determines only one source is reasonably available. The justification is that Fuji Medical is the sole developer, licensor, and authorized provider of technical support for the Synapse family of products. SynapseVNA forms the core of ResearchPACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) maintained by RADIS/CC on behalf of NIH. The contract covers updates to the latest revision level and as-needed technical support services.
This acquisition is exempt from FAR Part 6 competition requirements under simplified acquisition procedures. Contract value is not specified in the notice.
Comments referencing the posting number may be submitted to Ryssa Nix, Contract Specialist, NIH Clinical Center Office of Purchasing and Contracts, via email to Ryssa.nix@nih.gov by the close date.
NAICS: 541519 (Other Computer Related Services); PSC: AN13 (Health R&D Services; Health Care Services; Experimental Development).
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 one-year (09/04/2026 – 09/03/2027) contract to maintain our current Fuji Medical (formerly TeraMedica)’s SynapseVNA product at the latest revision level and to provide technical support for that product, when necessary. This package forms the core of the ResearchPACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) maintained by RADIS/CC on behalf of NIH. Fuji Medical is the developer, sole licensor, and sole provider of technical support for the Synapse family of products. As such, it is in the only entity capable of providing the needed technical updates and support services.
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.
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: 541519
PSC Code: AN13
Posted Date: 05/07/2026
Close Date: 05/14/2026 12pm EST
End User IC: Clinical Center
POC Name: Ryssa Nix
Email Address: Ryssa.nix@nih.gov
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