Combined Synopsis Solicitation-Preventive Maintena

The National Institutes of Health, through the Office of the Director and Office of Acquisitions, is conducting a non-competitive, firm-fixed-price acquisition under FAR Subpart 12.6 for commercial services to provide comprehensive service coverage for a Miltenyi Biotec UltraMicroscope Blaze system with serial number 3074, located at the NIDA IRP Histology and Imaging Core in Baltimore, Maryland. The acquisition, identified by solicitation number 75N98026Q00745/PCA-NIDA-07985, is issued as a combined synopsis/solicitation with no full and open competition anticipated, as permitted under FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii) and 41 U.S.C. 1901, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The sole contractor targeted for award is Miltenyi Biotec, and the contract value is fixed at $36,000 for a one-year period running from July 20, 2026, to July 19, 2027. Service requirements include technical support during standard business hours, one annual preventive maintenance visit involving inspection and replacement of wearing parts, on-site repair response within two business days, and provision of standard software updates—all critical to maintaining the precision of the light-sheet microscope used for high-resolution 3D imaging of cleared neurological specimens in substance use disorder research. The contracting process requires all offerors to be currently registered in the System for Award Management with a valid Unique Entity Identifier and Taxpayer Identification Number, and to affirm their status as either the manufacturer or an authorized reseller of the UltraMicroscope Blaze. Evaluation will follow FAR 52.212-2 criteria, considering past performance, technical capability, warranty, maintenance availability, and other commercial factors, without assigned weights or formal scoring. Acceptance of services occurs at the delivery site in Baltimore, and inspection will focus on calibration integrity, system uptime, and compliance with the service plan 160-002-665 for a five-laser configuration. The government is not requiring special packaging, labeling, or security clearances, and no contract options or modifications are included. Proposals must be submitted electronically to johnsonjr@mail.nih.gov by 2:00 PM EDT on July 13, 2026, with no page limits, and must include F.O.B. terms,