SAM #NOI-OLAO-CC-26-010000

Sole Source Preventative Maintenance Agreement for Alpha Omega Machine at NIH Clinical Center

This opportunity is a sole source procurement by the NIH Clinical Center's Department of Perioperative Medicine for a Preventative Maintenance Agreement (PMA) on the Alpha Omega Machine, a micro-electrode recording and stimulation system used in deep brain stimulation surgery. - Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center - Department: Perioperative Medicine - Purpose: Preventative Maintenance Agreement for Alpha Omega Machine - Supports protocol 11-N-0211 - Ensures equipment can capture single-unit spiking data, local field potential data, surface EEG data - Provides real-time online analyses and triggered/patterned electrical stimulation - Sole Source Justification: - Only Alpha Omega is considered capable of providing maintenance for this specialized equipment - Procurement authority: FAR 6.302-1 - No specific part numbers or purchase quantities listed - Procurement is for service support, not new equipment

Technical Details: - Equipment: Multi-modality micro-electrode recording system - Service: Preventative maintenance to ensure operational reliability and compliance with research protocols

Commercial Opportunity: - Sole source contract for maintenance services - No competition anticipated unless other vendors can demonstrate equivalent capability

Requirements: - Vendor must be Alpha Omega or authorized by Alpha Omega - Maintenance must support advanced neurophysiological data capture and stimulation capabilities

Period of Performance: - Not specified in the notice

OEM: - Alpha Omega

Estimated Contract Value: - Not specified, but typical PMA contracts for specialized medical equipment range from $10,000 to $50,000 annually

Description

This is a Notice of Intent, not a request for proposal.  The National Institute of Health, Clinical Center (NIH-CC) intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with the following vendor: Alpha Omega.

Acquisition Description:

The Department of Perioperative Medicine and Dr. Zaghloul is requesting a Preventative Maintenance Agreement (PMA) for the Alpha Omega Machine which is a micro-electrode recording and stimulation system for deep brain stimulation surgery. The purpose of this purchase is to provide the Surgical Neurology Branch with equipment support for a multi-modality micro-electrode recording system that can capture single-unit spiking data, local field potential data, simultaneous surface EEG data, and that can provide real-time online analyses and triggered and patterned electrical stimulation.   The PMA for this piece of equipment supports protocol 11-N-0211.

The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 253(c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 only one responsible source and no other supply of service will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.  All responsible sources that could provide the required may submit a capability statement that will be considered by email (subject line to reference NOI-CC-OLAO-26-010000) by 12:00 PM eastern standard time on 09/21/2026 to: valerie.gregorio@nih.gov.

All responses received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government.  A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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