Washer Solutions Gold Preventive Maintenance (PM) Program

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 Washer Solutions Inc, on a sole source basis to provide Washer Solutions Gold Preventive Maintenance (PM) Program at the NIH Clinical Center (CC).

The Washer Solutions Gold Preventive Maintenance (PM) Program provides preventative maintenance on specified pieces of sterilizer, autoclave, and Washer brand equipment.  A large portion of the Clinical Center is dedicated to invasive procedures utilizing tools, equipment, and products that are cleaned/sanitized via the Washer brand equipment.  Many patients are immuno-deficient and especially susceptible to infection it is important that the sterilizer, autoclave, and Washer brand equipment be maintained to a high degree.  As such, no other vendor is capable of providing the Government with the maintenance. 

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 CC, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention of Noelle DeCenzo, Contract Specialist, noelle.decenzo@nih.gov by the due date and time marked in this notice.