Plant Management and Care Services

2026-11-03

This procurement is for a base plus 4 option years contract for plant management and care services . Currently within the CC , OCMR requires a contractor who will install and maintain , move and / or remove upon request , interior plants in the hospital and the Edmond J . Safra Lodge ( Building 65 ). The contractor shall furnish all necessary services , labor , qualified personnel , material , equipment and facilities , not otherwise provided by the Government , to provide plants and maintenance procedures for live and silk interior and flowering plants as specified in this SOW . The Contractor will be responsible for beautifying the hospital and Safra Family Lodge during the holiday season with live poinsettia and other seasonal displays in the NIH Clinical Center . See attached SOW for specifics . This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation ( FAR ) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures , Subpart 13 . 106 - 1 ( b )( 1 ), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ( SAT ), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available . Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6 - Competition Requirements . Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting . The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government . Comments to this announcement , referencing this posting number , may be submitted to the NIH , Clinical Center , Office of Purchasing and Contracts , prior to the closing date specified in this announcement , to the attention of Ryssa Nix , Contract Specialist via email to Ryssa . nix @ nih . gov by close date .

Maryland

2026-05-02