SAM #26-005977

NIH Sole Source Notice – Instrumented Treadmill from AMTI for Rehabilitation Medicine

This notice announces the NIH Clinical Center's intent to sole source a replacement instrumented treadmill for its Rehabilitation Medicine Department. - Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center, Department of Health and Human Services - Requirement: Replacement instrumented treadmill for motion capture research - Must meet unique size specifications for patient safety and data quality - Sole Source Vendor: Advanced Mechanical Technology, Inc. (AMTI), Watertown, MA - AMTI is the only OEM able to meet NIH's specifications - AMTI's product is less expensive than alternatives - Competing OEM: Bertec is also an OEM for instrumented treadmills but does not meet the requirements - Procurement Method: Firm fixed price purchase order under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures - Commercial Opportunity: Notice invites interested parties to express capabilities, but only AMTI is considered reasonably available - No competition anticipated; this is a notice of intent, not a solicitation - Key Product: Instrumented treadmill for motion capture research - Quantity: 1 treadmill - No service line items included - Period of performance not specified

Description

This acquisition is for a replacement instrumented treadmill at the Rehabilitation Medicine Department 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: 26-005977

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 Advanced Mechanical Technology, Inc. (AMTI), located at 176 Waltham St, Watertown, MA 02472, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide the replacement treadmill to the National Institutes of Health.

While two vendors create instrumented treadmills for motion capture research (Bertec and AMTI), only AMTI can meet the size specifications needed for patient safety and data quality. The treadmill from AMTI is also less expensive, therefore AMTI has been selected to provide the required treadmill to NIH.

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 16, 2026 at 12pm EST.

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