Notice of Intent to Sole Source – RAILROAD CLEANERS
Special Notice from NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH • HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF. Place of performance: MD. Industry: NAICS 561720 • PSC Q901.
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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 Railroad Cleaners. The National Institute of Health (NIH) requires a bridge contract is to ensure continuity of cleaning and laundry services that are essential to continue to protect human safety and human healthcare. We intend to sole source to this vendor, because they are already performing laundry/cleaning services and would not need any additional lead or setup times. This is a temporary bridge from previous contract until a new contract is awarded. This is a sole source “bridge” agreement because the services requested are urgent and immediate to provide continuity of service for patient safety and regulatory compliance. The existing contractor Railroad Cleaners has been providing cleaning services under an existing contract and they meet all the necessary qualifications and certifications.
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NIH Clinical Center (NIH-CC) posted Special Notice NOI-CC-26-001593 on 2025-12-23 stating this is a Notice of Intent (not an RFP) to negotiate on an other-than-full-and-open basis with Railroad Cleaners. The requirement is a temporary bridge contract to maintain continuity of cleaning and laundry services essential for patient safety and regulatory compliance. NIH’s stated rationale is urgency and immediacy, and that Railroad Cleaners is the incumbent already performing the services and would require no additional lead/setup time. For non-incumbents, the most actionable path is to submit a capability/interest communication (if allowed in the attachments) and position for the follow-on competitive award referenced in the notice.
Execute an urgent, temporary sole-source bridge contract for NIH-CC cleaning and laundry services to avoid any service lapse that could impact human safety, healthcare operations, and regulatory compliance, while NIH transitions from the prior contract to a new contract award.
- Provide continuity of cleaning services currently performed for NIH Clinical Center (NIH-CC).
- Provide continuity of laundry services currently performed for NIH Clinical Center (NIH-CC).
- Maintain service levels without additional lead time or setup time (bridge requirement).
- Support patient safety and regulatory compliance through uninterrupted service delivery.
- Review the posted attachments in SAM.gov (three resource links) for any instructions on submitting capability statements or challenges to the sole-source rationale.
- If engaging NIH, submit a concise capability statement aligned to NIH-CC healthcare environment cleaning and laundry continuity, referencing NAICS 561720 and PSC Q901 as applicable.
- Document past performance specifically in hospital/clinical center cleaning and laundry operations with continuity/transition-in controls (for the future competitive action).
- Prepare evidence of any relevant qualifications/certifications referenced by the notice (NIH states the incumbent meets necessary qualifications/certifications).
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- Attachment contents (instructions/POC/response guidance)
- Bridge contract period of performance/duration
- Place(s) of performance and facility locations
- Detailed scope (tasks, frequencies, volumes for cleaning and laundry)
- Required qualifications/certifications referenced in the notice
- Any allowable response deadline for capability statements or objections
- Acquisition plan/timeline for the follow-on “new contract” and whether it will be competed/set aside
- Incumbent contract number and current performance parameters being bridged
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