Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Boston Scientific

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, p