Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Becton, Dickinson and Company
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The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center intends to award a firm fixed price sole source purchase order to Becton, Dickinson and Co. for batteries and calibration sets supporting the Alaris medication delivery system. This acquisition includes 410 Control units (Model 8015), 673 LVP units (Model 8100), and 100 Syringe units (Model 8110). The procurement is justified as a sole source because only the manufacturer provides support for the proprietary Alaris system, including authorized parts and Guardrail Software. The contract falls under NAICS code 339112 for Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing and will be performed in Bethesda, Maryland. This action is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR Part 13, exempting it from standard competition requirements. Interested parties may submit comments regarding their capabilities to the NIH Office of Purchasing and Contracts by August 31, 2026.
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This acquisition is for batteries and calibration sets for the Alaris medication delivery system and 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: 26-008628
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 Becton, Dickinson and Co., located at 1 Becton Drive, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide the required supplies to the National Institutes of Health.
Below is a description of the item(s):
Alaris System
Model: 8015
Quantity: 410
Description: Control
Model: 8100
Quantity: 673
Description: LVP
Model: 8110
Quantity: 100
Description: Syringe
Only the manufacturer offers support of their proprietary Alaris system, including the pump library and Guardrail Software and authorized parts.
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 August 31, 2026 at 6pm EST.
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