Intent to Sole Source - Annual Renewal of the Clinical Centers membership for 2025, with the Maryland Hospital Association (MHA

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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: Maryland Hospital Association Inc. Acquisition Description: This is an annual renewal of the Clinical Centers membership for 2025, with the Maryland Hospital Association (MHA). The Maryland Hospital Association is the advocate for Maryland�s hospitals, health systems, communities, and patients before legislative and regulatory bodies. MHA�s membership is comprised of community and teaching hospitals, health systems, specialty hospitals, veteran�s hospitals and long-term care facilities. Its mission it to help Maryland hospitals and health systems serve their communities by providing them leadership, advocacy, education and innovative programs, and services. As a member, the NIH Clinical Center benefits from the resources provided by the MHA. 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-26-007240) by 12:00 PM eastern standard time on 07/22/2026 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.