Contract · No Set aside used

Intent to Sole Source - Detachable Coils

Agency: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF / NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Location: Bethesda, MD
Amount: Amount not listed
Deadline: Closes in 2 days (Jul 20, 2026)
Posted: Jul 16, 2026
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS code: 339112

What this contract is for

This is a Notice of Intent, not a request for proposal. The National Institute of Health, Clinical Center (NIH-CC) intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with the following vendor: Medtronic USA Inc. Acquisition Background: The purpose of this acquisition is to stop internal bleeding/ blood flow. The coils are used to occlude internal bleeding and save life. An alternation therapy also includes deliberate blocking of blood flow to kill a tumor. The CONCERTO COILS come in an array of various diameters, both micro and macro, and deploy into various shapes to conform and constrict the blood vessel. The Embolization and resulting Occlusion of an artery and its management require a specific and comprehensive category of products, solutions and services to enable providing a continuum of care, from patient assessment to stopping a bleed, or embolizing blood flow to ablate a tumor, these products are designed to do the job with little trauma to the vasculature in the surrounding areas/tissue, minimal complications. The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 253(c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 only one responsible source and no other supply of service will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. All responsible sources that could provide the required may submit a capability statement that will be considered by email (subject line to reference NOI-CC-OLAO-26-008078) by 12:00 PM eastern standard time on 07/20/2026 to: [email protected]. All responses received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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