Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Boston Scientific
Updated
Special Notice from the National Institutes of Health, for work in Maryland. Due Oct 26, 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC-4), 6 days left.
| Solicitation number | 27-000581 |
|---|---|
| Agency | National Institutes of Health |
| Office | National Institutes of Health - Cc |
| Notice type | Special Notice |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112) |
| Product or service code | 6515 |
| Place of performance | Maryland |
| Posted | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Oct 26, 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC-4) (6 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
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 [email protected] by October 26, 2026 at 11am EST.
Contracting contact
- Kristin Nagashima · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 339112, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,000 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
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About the buyer
The National Institutes of Health awarded $5.8 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Leidos Biomedical Research Inc, M. A. Mortenson Company and Deloitte Consulting LLP. See what NIH is buying now.
Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 40 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 339112), 18 posted in the last 7 days; 22% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of Veterans Affairs, Indian Health Service and Defense Logistics Agency. Most of the work with a stated place is in Arizona, Maryland and Pennsylvania. A notice in this trade gives a median of 7 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 7 days.
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From the award notices agencies publish.