# Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Boston Scientific Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/27000581 - Solicitation number: 27-000581 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Closed. Deadline was October 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT - Department: Department of Health and Human Services - Agency: National Institutes of Health - Contracting office: National Institutes of Health - CC (75N900) - NAICS: 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing - Product or service code: 6515 Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies - Place of performance: Maryland - Who can bid, by location: Anywhere in the US. Location does not limit who can bid: a product shipped to the buyer, research at the performer's facility, or work at the contractor's site. A state shown is the delivery point. - County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031 - First posted: October 19, 2026 - Last posted: October 19, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0e46948019284c9cbbfb9e06f9cd2649/view ## Description Emergency procurement of interventional lab supplies consisting of vascular balloon catheters, ablation probes, and microcatheters, required to maintain adequate stock levels for ongoing and upcoming vascular/endovascular procedures at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center (CC). • 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: 27-000581 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 Boston Scientific Scimed, located at 2 Scimed Pl, Maple Grove, MN 55311, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide emergency interventional lab supplies to the National Institutes of Health. The product required for the diagnostic procedure only available from one source. 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 October 26, 2026 at 11am EST. ## Open now in the same industry 17 open in NAICS 339112. - NX EQ EYE LANE (VA-27-00010051) (36C10X27Q0016), due November 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c10x27q0016 - Intent to Sole Source - Procurement of BD Mission™ Disposable Core Biopsy Instrument (semi-automatic, single-use) (NOI-OLAO-CC-27-000988), due November 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/noiolaocc27000988 - Anesthesia Units Amendment 4 (36C24125R0116), due November 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24125r0116 ## Publications - October 19, 2026: Special notice, due October 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 0e46948019284c9cbbfb9e06f9cd2649. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/0e46948019284c9cbbfb9e06f9cd2649/view ## Points of contact - Kristin Nagashima, kristin.nagashima@nih.gov --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/27000581.