Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Blair Inc.

This acquisition is for graphics and accent signage to match what was previously installed in the OP PEDS clinic in building 10 for wayfinding and patient experience at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center (CC).

•             Product Service Code: 9905 – Signs, Advertising Displays, and Identification Plates

•             NAICS Code: 339950 – Sign Manufacturing

•             Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892 USA

POTS: 26-008910

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 Blair, Inc, located at 7001 Loisdale Rd, Springfield, VA 22150, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide signage to the National Institutes of Health. The proposed vendor, Blair Inc., is the only source available to match the signage in the previous installation.

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 1st, 2026 at 11am EST.