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INTRODUCTION This is a pre-solicitation non-competitive (notice of intent) synopsis to award a contract without providing for full or open competition (including brand-name). THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTEN... INTRODUCTION This is a pre-solicitation non-competitive (notice of intent) synopsis to award a contract without providing for full or open competition (including brand-name). THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The NIH Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, intends to negotiate and award a purchase order to McClure Industries, 9051 SE 55th Avenue, Portland, OR 97206 for 10 laundry carts and 58 trash carts with fire suppression lid and linen carts. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 326199 with a Size Standard of 750 employees. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-04 dated January 30, 2022. STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Anticipated Delivery Date: The anticipated delivery date is 30 days after receipt of order. CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted. Specifically, the unique tow system that comes with these trash and laundry carts, there is no other company that makes these. For safety reasons, these trash and laundry carts must be towed due to the weight on the contents, such as trash and soiled/clean linen. The trash carts minimum and maximum daily weights vary between 50 pounds and 300 pounds. And the laundry carts minimum and maximum daily weights vary between 250 pounds to 800 pounds. In order to transport these carts, we use a Cushman miser minute which has a hitching post to accommodate the retractable two system the company provides. The Cushman material handling equipment is used in lieu of personnel, because it is impossible to pull or push these carts. These carts are used throughout the Clinical Center and Building 10, so the distance would not allow the pulling or pushing of these carts. In accordance with FAR part 10, extensive market research was conducted to reach this determination. Additionally, knowledgeable individuals in the Government and Industry were contacted for market research purposes. None of the subject matter experts contacted were able to identify any contractor. Finally, a review of both the GSA Advantage and Dynamic Small Business Search returned no results. Therefore, only McClure Industries is capable of meeting the needs of this requirement. APPLICABLE CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS The provision at FAR clause 52.213-4, Terms and Conditions - Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Items) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable to this requirement. CLOSING STATEMENT THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. 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 the closing date and time of this announcement and must reference the solicitation number. Responses may be submitted electronically to Susan Nsangou, Contracting Officer, susan.nsangou@nih.gov. US Mail and Fax responses will not be accepted.