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This Government Contract opportunity from Department Of Health And Human Services was posted on May 28, 2026. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Becton, Dickinson and Company

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26-005428Federal

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The National Institutes of Health, through its Center for Cellular Engineering at the Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, intends to sole source a three-year service contract to Becton, Dickinson and Company for the preventive maintenance and emergency support of two sets of BD Lyse/Wash Assistants and one BD FACSMelody cell sorter. The contract, identified by product service code 6515 and NAICS code 339112, will be awarded as a firm fixed price purchase order under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures due to the unique and critical nature of the equipment, which requires specialized technical expertise only BD can provide to ensure compliance with FDA standards, maintain ongoing research protocols, and meet urgent operational needs. Competition is excluded because no other vendor can offer equivalent service levels or support for these proprietary systems. The acquisition does not involve a formal solicitation or request for quotations, and the government has determined that BD is the only viable source for this service. Interested parties may submit comments or express interest prior to the deadline of June 4, 2026, at 12 p.m. EST, to Kristin Nagashima, Contract Specialist at the NIH Clinical Center, but the government retains full discretion to proceed without competition based on the responses received. The place of performance is designated as Bethesda, MD 20892, and the notice is formally posted under solicitation number 26-005428 with no set-aside provisions applied.

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NIH awards sole source three-year contract to BD for FDA-compliant maintenance support services.

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Department Of Health And Human Services → National Institutes Of Health - CcView Agency

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339112 - Surgical and Medical Instrument ManufacturingView NAICS

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MD, 20892, USA

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AgencyDepartment Of Health And Human Services → National Institutes Of Health - Cc
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OfficeBETHESDA, MD, 20892, USA
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Office AddressBETHESDA, MD, 20892, USA
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Kristin Nagashima

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This acquisition is for a BD 3-year service contract for two sets of BD Lyse/Wash Assistants (LWAs) and one set of BD FACSMelody cell sorter at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Cellular Engineering (CCE) at the 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: 26-005428



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 Company (BD), located at 155 N McCarthy Blvd, Milpitas, CA 95035, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide the service contract to the National Institutes of Health. Only BD can cover preventive maintenance and support emergency servicing, the quality of product required (per FDA) for ongoing protocols and the urgency of the requirement necessity sole sourcing this requirement to BD and limiting competition.



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 June 4, 2026 at 12pm EST.

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