NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE – MIDMARK CORPORATION

This acquisition is for a lifecycle replacement of Midmark exam tables and upholstery to serve the 200-bed facility and Departments within the CRC building, Ambulatory Care Research Facility (ACRF), and the Warren Grant Magnuson Building 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: 25-007140

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 Midmark Corporation, located at 60 Vista Dr, Versailles, OH, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide exam tables to the National Institutes of Health.

Below is a description of the item(s):

Description: Midmark 631 Procedure Chair (631-001*)

Units: Each
Qty: 11
Catalog #:  631-001

Description: Upholstery Top - 631 28" Premium - Stone (002-10609-814)

Units: Each
Qty: 11
Catalog #: 002-10609-814

Description: Patient Support Rails Plus, Field Installed (9A600002)

Units: Each
Qty: 8
Catalog #: 9A600002

Description: Midmark Premier Delivery Service (see separate quote for full details) (CHRG-SVC305)

Units: Each
Qty: 1
Catalog #: CHRG-SVC305*

Protocol based clinical care requires absolute consistency and reproduce ability in examining sequence, biopsies, blood draws and patient positioning to include specific leg locking functions. If any other chair were considered, patient safety could be compromised, and protocols not followed. The proposed vendor, Midmark Corporation, is the only source available to provide the requirements for these exam chairs.

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 16, 2025 at 11am EST.