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Title: Chrome Top Track Systems and Stainless-Steel Top Track Systems Product Service Code: 7125-Cabinets, Lockers, Bins, and Shelving NAICS Code: 337215-Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manu... Title: Chrome Top Track Systems and Stainless-Steel Top Track Systems Product Service Code: 7125-Cabinets, Lockers, Bins, and Shelving NAICS Code: 337215-Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892 POTS: 23-007356 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 contract to Intermetro Industries Corp located in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania 18705-1707 on a sole source basis to provide Chrome Top Track Systems, Stainless Steel Top Track Systems and Mobile, 5-tier with solid bottom shelving required for the new 12E cGMP. Three (3) 10ft Chrome Top Track Systems each includes: (2) 18x60 stationary end units, (3) 18x60 mobile units, and 7ft track. All units are 5-tier with solid bottom shelves and enclosure panels on back/sides of end units and sides of mobile units. Two (2) 10ft Stainless Steel Top Track Systems each includes: (2) 18x60 stationary end units, (3) 18x60 mobile units, and 7ft track. All units are 5-tier with solid bottom shelves and enclosure panels on back/sides of end units and sides of mobile units. Three (3) 18x60x80 SS mobile, 5-tier with solid bottom shelf One (1) 18x42x80 SS Mobile, 5-tier with solid bottom shelf These items are required to support commissioning of the new 12E cGMP facility being constructed. These items are critically needed by mid-July 2023. Delays could impact the handover of this facility that could incur significant costs for the government as this would result in a scheduling delays for the commissioning agents for the areas where these items are being installed. Intermetro Industries Corp is the only supplier of stainless-steel shelving units that meet the design specifications of the 12E facility. Procuring alternate shelving systems in a stainless-steel format could incur significant time delays that could impact the ability to commission this new facility in a timely fashion. Non-stainless-steel alternatives are not compatible with the cleaning requirements for the classified space. The harsh chemicals will degrade non-stainless-steel construction. The units must be delivered by mid-July 2023 to meet delivery and scheduled installation before the opening of the new cGMP facility. The units have been specifically sized to fit within the footprint of new construction. The space cannot be modified to fit more typically sizes. It is not in the best interests of the government to seek alternative systems. to Intermetro Industries Corp is the only known sole capable of meeting the governments requirements in terms of specifications, delivery and installation time frame. 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 CC, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention of Sheri Eiri Contract Specialist, sheri.eiri@nih.gov by the due date and time marked in this notice.