McClure Industries Laundry Carts with retractable Tow System (Notice of intent to sole source)
| Agency: | HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF |
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| State: | Maryland |
| Type of Government: | Federal |
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| Set Aside: | No Set aside used |
| Posted Date: | Sep 25, 2025 |
| Due Date: | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Solicitation No: | NOI-CC-25-006371 |
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- Contract Opportunity Type: Presolicitation (Original)
- Original Published Date: Sep 25, 2025 12:32 am EDT
- Original Response Date: Sep 29, 2025 09:00 am EDT
- Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
- Original Inactive Date: Oct 14, 2025
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Initiative:
- None
- Original Set Aside: No Set aside used
- Product Service Code: 3510 - LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING EQUIPMENT
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NAICS Code:
- 333310 - Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
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Place of Performance:
Bethesda , MD 20814USA
Acquisition 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 McClure Industries.
The MMESD, Storage & Distribution Section has a requirement for the vendor to provide the NIH Clinical Center/MMESD with and 8 laundry carts according to the following specifications listed under the contractor requirements. The NIH has been using these laundry carts since the year 2000. The average life cycle is 7 years for the laundry carts. We are currently using the vendor laundry carts with retractable tow system.
Justification:
We specifically need McClure Industries Laundry Carts with retractable Tow System.
If another vendor laundry cart is used, it will not matchup with the hitching post on the government owned Cushman tuggers. It is a huge safety risk for staff to try and pull clean/soiled laundry carts weighting 700 to 800 pounds. Thus, we need this same brand of laundry carts so they are compatible with our current carts and systems. McClure Industries is the manufacturer and the sole source for their laundry carts.
See Bill of Materials.
Place of Performance or Delivery:
The Period of Performance is: 09/30/2025-9/29/2026
Estimated Delivery within 30 days.
Place of Performance: NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD
The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 1901 (a) (1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1 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-25-006371) by 09:00 AM eastern standard time on 09/29/2025 to: lu-chang.lu@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.
- 6707 DEMOCRACY BLVD, SUITE 106
- BETHESDA , MD 20892
- USA
- Lu Chang
- lu-chang.lu@nih.gov
- Sep 25, 2025 12:32 am EDTPresolicitation (Original)