Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Neuropace 26-001427

The purpose of this acquisition is to purchase electrodes and accessories for the Department of Perioperative Medicine (DPM) 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: 25-001427 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 Neuropace, located at 455 Bernardo Ave, Mountain View, CA, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide electrodes and accessories to NIH CC DPM. There are other manufacturers that have similar supplies; however, for this patient the electrodes and cables that are needed are from NeuroPace. No other vendor can supply the required electrodes. 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 Dec. 29, 2025 at 12pm EST.