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NESTOR CELL AUTOMATION DISPENSING UNIT - RUO
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The National Institutes of Health, through its Office of Logistics and Operations, intends to award a non-competitive contract to Cellaven for the NESTOR CELL AUTOMATION DISPENSING UNIT - RUO, a specialized automated system designed for sterile, refrigerated, and programmable culture of sensitive induced pluripotent stem cells. The procurement is justified under the Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, with a proposed value not exceeding $350,000, and is exempt from full and open competition due to the unique technical specifications of the system, which only Cellaven can meet. The item is classified under NAICS code 339112, and the acquisition is authorized under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) for single-source procurement. The contract will include all applicable provisions from the Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-99-1 and require full compliance with federal procurement regulations. All interested parties are invited to submit capability statements, technical proposals, cost-price proposals, and certification documents by May 26, 2026, at 9:00 AM Eastern Time, referencing solicitation number 75N98026Q00430. Responses must include an active System for Award Management registration, Unique Entity ID, Taxpayer Identification Number, and business size certification, and must be sent to Mai Venson at vensonm@mail.nih.gov. While the government has indicated a clear intent to proceed non-competitively, it reserves full discretion to evaluate submitted responses and determine whether to proceed with a sole-source award or initiate a competitive procurement based on the information received. The place of performance is Bethesda, Maryland, and the contract will support critical research requiring precise, reproducible cell culture conditions.
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Place of Performance
Bethesda, MD, 20814, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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Document Type:
Presolicitation
Synopsis Number:
75N98026Q00430
Posted Date:
May 21, 2026
Original Response Date:
May 26, 2026
Current Response Date:
May 26, 2026
Set Aside:
Not Set-Aside
NAICS Code:
339112
Contracting Office Address
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director (OD)
Office of Logistics and Operations (OLAO)
Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management (OALM)
Hospital and Laboratory Support Division
6701 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20817
Description
INTRODUCTION
THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate and award a contract without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to:
CELLAVEN
3 Les Coulots
21110 Bretenière - France
NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE
The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334516 with a Size Standard 1,000.
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-99-1, July 16, 2018. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($350,000).
STATUTORY AUTHORITY
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Title: NESTOR CELL AUTOMATION DISPENSING UNIT - RUO
Background Information: The Cellaven NESTOR system is uniquely capable of delivering a compact, fully automated, sterile cell culture solution with integrated refrigeration and programmable workflows specifically designed for sensitive iPSC cultures. These cultures require highly controlled and reproducible environments to maintain pluripotency and experimental integrity.
Due to these unique characteristics and the requirement for precise, reproducible iPSC culture
conditions, Cellaven is the only responsible source capable of meeting the Government’s needs.
CLOSING STATEMENT
This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include a technical proposal, a cost-price proposal, the period of performance, the Unique Entity ID (UEI), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.
All responses must be received by May 26, 2026 at 9:00 AM Eastern time and must reference solicitation number 75N98026Q00430. Responses may be submitted electronically to Mai Venson, Contracting Officer at vensonm@mail.nih
"All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.”
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