Notice of Intent to Sole Source – FujiFilm Sonosite, Inc.

The purpose of this acquisition is obtain an ultrasound unit for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center (CC) Office of Interventional Radiology. • Product Service Code: 6515 – Surgical and Medical Instruments, Equipment and Supplies. • NAICS Code: 339112 – Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing • Place of Performance:

Bethesda, MD 20892 USA POTS:

24-008785 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 FujiFilm Sonosite Inc., located at 21919 30th Dr. SE, Bothell, WA, 98021, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide an ultrasound unit to the National Institutes of Health. Below is a description of the item(s):

Description:

SonoSite LX Ultrasound System Catalog #:

L28354 Units: EA Quantity:

1 Description:

Transducer, C5-1 Catalog #:

L23119 Units: EA Quantity:

1 Description:

Transducer L12-3 Catalog #:

L22916 Units: EA Quantity:

1 Description:

Transducer L19-5 Catalog #:

L23972 Units: EA Quantity:

1 Description:

Transducer P5-1 Catalog #:

L24087 Units: EA Quantity:

1 Description:

Transducer C10-3 Catalog #:

L23117 Units: EA Quantity: 1 The proposed vendor, FujiFilm Sonosite, Inc., is the only source available to provide this medical device to the NIH CC Department of Interventional Radiology with the required specifications for data management, data security, and connectivity.

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 31st, 2024 at 12pm EST.