Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Kay Pentax

The acquisition is for an adult high-definition laryngoscope and FNL-10RP3 nasolaryngoscope for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center (CC) Speech Language Pathology Section in the Rehabilitation Medicine Department. • Product Service Code: 6515 – Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment and Supplies • NAICS Code: 339112 – Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing • Place of Performance:

Bethesda, MD 20892 USA POTS:

24-003214 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 Kay Pentax, located at 3 Paragon Drive, Montvale, NJ 07645, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide medical scopes to the National Institutes of Health. Below is a description of the item(s):

Description:

Slim HD Nasolaryngoscope Catalog #:

VNL11-J10 Units: EA Quantity:

1 Description:

Nasolaryngoscope-P Series Catalog #:

2FNL-10RP3 Units: EA Quantity: 1 The proposed vendor, Kay Pentax, is the only source available to provide devices compatible with other Pentax devices presently being used by the speech pathologists for such assessments within the Clinical Center.

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 July 22, 2024 at 12pm EST.