Sentec Digital Monitoring System Consumables/Accessories

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF INTENT NON-COMPETITIVE SUBJECT Sentec Digital Monitoring System Consumables/Accessories REGULATORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and the procedures prescribed in FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), Soliciting from a single source. The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses of the FAR in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-08, dated 10/28/2022. DESCRIPTION Pursuant to FAR Subpart 5.2—Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions, THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Office of Acquisition (OA), on behalf of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order for Sentec Digital Monitoring System Consumables/Accessories. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation’s leading medical research agency and the primary Federal agency whose mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability, conducting, supporting and making medical discoveries that improve people’s health and save lives. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which mission it is to seek fundamental knowledge about the brain and nervous system and to use that knowledge to reduce the burden of neurological disease for all people. Currently the sleep service has 6 diagnostic sleep systems and 4 Sentec Digital Monitoring System (SDMS). These additional components will be used to aid in the monitoring of oxygenation and ventilation. The Sentec V-Sign unit solves our patient noncompliance issue as it is placed on the skin versus in the airway and can be used concurrently with PAP machines and ventilators. Protocols currently being run are sensitive to particular diagnoses and require data that are only reliably available through Sentec V-Sign patented technology. ANTICIPATED SOURCE Company Name – Sentec, Inc. Company Address – 40 Albion Road Suite 100, Lincoln RI 02865 USA Contact Phone – 1 877 425 8746 UEI: JCYVNVQZ2RX4 DELIVERY DATE/ADDRESS 30 days ARO (after receipt of order) 10 Center Drive Bldg. 10, Room 1C250 Bethesda, MD 20892 REASON FOR NON-COMPETITIVE ACTION The essential characteristics of the Sentec Digital Monitoring System Consumables/Accessories that limit the availability to a sole source are that the items are patented by Sentec, Inc and no 3rd parties are authorized to produce the items. CLOSING STATEMENT This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals . All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, however, which shall be considered by the agency. Responses to this notice must include clear and convincing evidence of the offeror’s capability of fulfilling the requirement. In addition, the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM). A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses must be received by 2:00 P.M., Eastern Standard Time on June 29, 2023 . Responses must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist, Cassandra Conley, at [email protected]. Fax responses are not accepted.