Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Moor Instruments

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center (CC) Department of Rehabilitation Medicine requires a laser doppler blood flow monitor, tissue oxygenation and temperature monitor, optic skin probes, associated software and PC laptop is a high performance, medical grade system able to dynamically perform microvascular blood flow assessments.

•            Product Service Code: 6515 – Medical and Surgical Instruments and Supplies

•            NAICS Code: 339112 – Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing

•            Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892 USA

POTS: 24-007513

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 Moor Instruments, Inc, located at 501 Silverside RD Ste 66, Wilmington, DE 19809, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide laser doppler blood flow monitor and associated equipment and software to the National Institutes of Health.

Below is a description of the item(s):

Description: Single Channel Laser Doppler Monitor

Catalog #: M00RVMS-LDF1-HP

Units: EACH

Quantity: 1

Description: Tissue Oxygenation and Temperature Monitor

Catalog #: MOORVMS-OXY

Units: Each

Quantity: 1

The proposed vendor, Moor Instruments, is the only source available to that offers the instrument with several unique features that make it most suitable for clinical applications. This system is only available from Moor Instruments Inc.

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 August 29, 2024 at 12pm EST.