Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Therakos Inc. – Cellex USA Kits
Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- NOI-OD-26-010263
- 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
- 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 award a sole-source contract to Therakos Inc. for five cases of THERAKOS CELLEX Photopheresis System Procedural Kits by September 21, 2026, under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures.
The kits are exclusively manufactured and sold by Therakos; no other source is reasonably available. The procurement is conducted under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), which permits sole-source awards for purchases not exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold when circumstances warrant. This award is exempt from FAR Part 6 competition requirements. No formal solicitation document will be issued, and no quotations will be requested.
The end user is the Clinical Center. NAICS code is 423450 (Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers); PSC code is 6550 (In Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits and Sets).
Comments referencing Notice Number NOI-OD-26-010263 may be submitted to Ryssa Nix, Contract Specialist, at the Office of Purchasing and Contracts, NIH Clinical Center, via email to Ryssa.nix@nih.gov by 5:00 PM EST on September 21, 2026.
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 five cases of THERAKOS® CELLEX® Photopheresis System Procedural Kits. These kits are only manufactured and sold by the Cellex equipment manufacturer Therakos.
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: 423450
PSC Code: 6550
Posted Date: 09/15/2026
Close Date: 09/21/2026 5pm EST
End User IC: Clinical Center
POC Name: Ryssa Nix
Email Address: Ryssa.nix@nih.gov
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| NOI to sole source under SAT.docx | DOCX document |
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