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

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.