Notice of Intent to Sole Source – E3 Diagnostics, Inc.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center (CC) requires extended warranty and preventative maintenance of the Bertec Balance Advantage Postuography machine.

•            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: 24-011180

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 E3 Diagnostics, Inc, located at 3333 N Kennicott Ave, Arlington Heights, IL 60004, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide extended warranty and preventative maintenance of the Bertec Balance Postuography machine at the Clinical Center.

Below is a description of the item(s):

Description: Extended Warranty, Bertec CDP/IVR

Catalog #: 8122324

Units: EA

Quantity: 1

Description: Preventative Maintenance

Catalog #: 1001622

Units: EA

Quantity: 1

The proposed vendor, E3 Diagnostics, is the only source available with a factory trained representative for the service of the Bertec Balance products within the United States.

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 September 2nd, 2024 at 3pm EST.