Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Intuitive Surgical

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a fixed-price purchase order to Intuitive Surgical Inc. for software updates to the DaVinci XI Robots at the Department of Perioperative Medicine at the NIH Clinical Center. The proposed vendor, Intuitive Surgical, is the only supplier worldwide that can update the software for the DaVinci XI Robot, making them the sole source. • The acquisition is for software updates to Intuitive Surgical DaVinci XI Robots. • The place of performance is Bethesda, MD 20892 USA. • The product service code is 6515 – Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies. • The NAICS code is 339112 – Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing.