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NOI - Automated Slide Scanner Evident Scientific
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions, is issuing a combined synopsis/solicitation under the number 75N98026Q00476 to procure an Evident Scientific VS200 Automated Slide Scanner and its associated components. This procurement is conducted as a non-competitive, firm-fixed-price purchase order in accordance with FAR 12.603, and it is intended to support ongoing research efforts at the National Institute on Aging, specifically the Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (CARD). The VS200 scanner is critical for maintaining methodological consistency in multi-year longitudinal studies focused on Alzheimer's disease, as existing research data, image formats, and analysis pipelines are all tailored to this specific equipment. Using a different scanner model would compromise the continuity of these studies by necessitating reprocessing of prior imaging data and recalibration of analysis parameters, which could lead to inconsistencies and weaken the statistical validity of the research. This solicitation is issued as a Notice of Intent for a non-competitive procurement under the authority of FAR and 41 U.S.C. 1901, not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Evident Scientific, located in Waltham, MA, is the intended supplier. The deadline for proposal submissions is June 8, 2026, with all communications directed to a primary NIH contact. This acquisition is aligned with the need to sustain ongoing validated research methodologies for critical Alzheimer's disease investigations, ensuring data integrity and research continuity across the duration of these studies.
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(ii) The solicitation number is 75N98026Q00476. This solicitation is issued as a Notice of Intent (NOI) for a non-competitive combined synopsis/solicitation to award a contract or purchase order without providing for full and open competition (brand-name).
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of FAR 12.603, Streamlined Solicitation for Commercial Products or Commercial Services, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Additional authority includes 41 U.S.C. 1901 and FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii).
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions, intends to negotiate and award a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order on a non-competitive basis to Evident Scientific, 48 Woerd Avenue, Waltham, MA 02453, for an Evident Scientific VS200 Automated Slide Scanner and associated components in support of the National Institute on Aging, Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (CARD).
The VS200 Automated Slide Scanner is required to ensure methodological continuity across multi-year research initiatives investigating potential therapeutic targets in Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias. The Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias is conducting ongoing longitudinal studies using the VS200 Automated Slide Scanner (reference POTS Requisition 21-005574). Existing research data, image formats (VSI), and analysis pipelines are specific to the VS200 system. Substitution with a different scanner model would require re-processing of prior imaging data and recalibration of quantitative image analysis parameters, introducing inconsistencies in longitudinal data comparability and invalidating statistical power of ongoing studies.
