Notice of Intent to Sole Source – America’s Staffing Partner
ID: NOI-CC-26-001266Type: Special Notice
Overview

Buyer

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OFNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTHNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH - CCBETHESDA, MD, 20892, USA

NAICS

Office Administrative Services (561110)

PSC

SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER (R499)

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https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/23b72b41880b4ee4ad2d7ae3f02791e1/view
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    The Department of Health and Human Services, specifically the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has issued a Notice of Intent to award a sole source bridge contract to America’s Staffing Partner for medical assistant staffing support. This contract is essential to maintain adequate coverage of nursing staff in the Clinical Center Nursing Department until the completion of a competitive contract selection process, which is expected to finalize in 2026, as the current contract expires on December 14, 2025. The procurement will utilize Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, allowing for streamlined processes for acquisitions not exceeding $9 million, and exempting it from standard competition requirements. Interested parties may submit comments regarding this notice to Ryssa Nix, Contract Specialist, at Ryssa.nix@nih.gov by December 12, 2025, at 12 PM EST.

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    Chris Ryssa Nix
    ryssa.nix@nih.gov
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    The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center, has issued a Notice of Intent to award a sole source bridge contract to America’s Staffing Partner. This contract is necessary to ensure continuous medical assistant staffing support for the Clinical Center Nursing Department until a competitive contract selection process is finalized in 2026. The current contract for Medical Support Assistants is set to expire on December 14, 2025. This acquisition will be conducted using Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.5(a), which allows for simplified procedures for acquisitions of supplies and services exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold but not exceeding $9 million. This procedure exempts the acquisition from FAR Part 6 – Competition Requirements. Comments regarding this notice, referencing posting number NOI-CC-26-001266, must be submitted via email to Ryssa Nix, Contract Specialist, at Ryssa.nix@nih.gov by December 12, 2025, 12 PM EST.
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