Healthcare Facility Design and the Initial Outfitting and Transition (IO&T) Services

This is a Notice of Intent (NOI). This notice is published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101(a)(1) requiring the dissemination of information regarding proposed contract actions. This is a Notice of Intent to award a sole source, firm-fixed price purchase order under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1), as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b) and 13.501(a)- Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Service Will Satisfy Agency Requirements and is not a request for quotes. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with Vetruvius, LLC, Woman-Owned Small Business, Kensington, MD. Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a firm-fixed price type of contract. Period of Performance(s) are as follows: One base year and up to 3 one-year option year(s) An anticipated effective date of June 15, 2026. Acquisition purpose and objectives: The vision of the NIH Clinical Center (NIH CC) is to serve as the nation’s premier research hospital for conducting clinical research to improve the health of humankind. It also serves as a national resource for clinical research by developing diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, enhancing systems to ensure the safe, efficient, and ethical conduct of clinical research, training clinical researchers, and leading the response to the nation’s public health needs. The Surgery Radiology Laboratory Medicine construction project is adding a new structure that has nine (9) levels above grade (including interstitial floors and a roof penthouse) and three (3) levels below grade on the west end of the current Clinical Research Center (CRC) on the Bethesda, MD campus. In addition to housing CC’s SRLM programs, this project will also house Interventional Radiology, laboratories for the National Cancer Institute (those currently housed on the first and third floors of the CRC West Labs), and the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Catheterization Lab. 1.2 Scope of Work NIH\CC is seeking Project Executive Consultant and Subject Matter Expert (SME) support for Healthcare Facility Design and the Initial Outfitting and Transition (IO&T) Services to support NIH/CC taking beneficial occupancy of the new SRLM Wing. The Consultant shall evaluate and define all relevant requirements for a seamless transition to the new addition and develop recommendations for the successful relocation of all SRLM operations. The Consultant shall be responsible for conducting analysis, establishing the IO&T budgetary requirements and providing recommendations to the CC Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer. The consultant will also be serving as the CC’s primary liaison to NIH’s construction management and various project teams, such as the Office of Research Facilities, Office of Research Services and other Institutes/Centers as appropriate to successfully execute CC’s transition. In addition to acting as the primary liaison to CC leadership throughout this process, the Consultant will provide guidance and expertise as needed for completing this transition in a timely and efficient manner. The Consultant will work with CC leadership to develop resources and oversee appropriate Program Management functions for the IO&T efforts. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. All responsible sources that could provide the required services may submit a capability statement that will be considered by email by the due date and time on the closure of this posting. All responses received by the closing date of this notice 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. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for any information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.