The purpose of this acquisition is to maintain American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition through an annual documentation appraisal review by ANCC healthcare professionals. This appraisal is based on the licensed bed size and due every year on designation month.

• Product Service Code: U010 Education/Training – Certifications/Accreditations

• NAICS Code: 339112 – Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing

• Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892 USA

POTS: 24-005890

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 the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), located at PO Box 505035, St. Louis, MO 63150-5035, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide Magnet Recognition appraisal services to the National Institutes of Health.

Below is a description of the item(s):

Description: Magnet Documentation Review Fee

Application # 20230115

Units: Each

Quantity: 1

The proposed vendor, ANCC, is the only source available to review and provide Magnet recognition to healthcare organizations nationwide.

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 June 10, 2024 at 9am EST.

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