Notice of Intent to Sole Source – United Imaging Healthcare
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 26-003332
- 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
- Maryland 20892, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, a civilian agency under the Department of Health and Human Services, published a Notice of Intent to Sole Source on April 3, 2026, regarding maintenance services for specialized medical equipment. This special notice announces the NIH's intention to award a fixed-price purchase order to United Imaging Healthcare for hardware and software maintenance of the United Imaging uNeuroExplorer, a human brain PET/CT scanner located at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The acquisition is categorized under Product Service Code 6515 (Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies) and NAICS Code 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing). This notice is not a formal request for quotation, and no solicitation document will be issued to the general public.
The primary objective of this sole-source acquisition is to ensure the proper and safe operation and continued availability of the uNeuroExplorer scanner for Clinical Center patient imaging services. The acquisition will proceed under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, which exempts the procurement from standard competition requirements, as the contracting officer has determined that only one source is reasonably available. United Imaging is the sole provider capable of delivering unfettered maintenance services because the scanner incorporates proprietary technologies and design features protected as United Imaging intellectual property, requiring access to confidential information exclusively held by the manufacturer. The notice was posted on April 3, 2026, with an April 10, 2026 deadline for interested parties to identify their capabilities and interest. Interested contractors may submit responses indicating their qualifications, though only United Imaging is anticipated to meet the technical and proprietary access requirements necessary for this maintenance contract.
Notice text
This acquisition is for hardware/software maintenance for a human brain PET/CT scanner, the United Imaging uNeuroExplorer at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center (CC). Maintenance will ensure proper and safe operation and availability for Clinical Center patient imaging services.
• 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: 26-003332
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 United Imaging, located at 9230 Kirby Dr. STE 600, Houston, TX 77054, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide hardware/software maintenance for a human brain PET/CT scanner, the United Imaging uNeuroExplorer at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center (CC).
The uNeuroExplorer incorporates many proprietary technologies and design features which are protected intellectual properties of United Imaging. Acceptable maintenance service requires access to this proprietary information. Only United Imaging is capable of providing unfettered maintenance 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.
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 April 10, 2026 at 9am EST.
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