NOI - RCT NHP Sepsis Blood Samples

The National Institutes of Health, Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions, is issuing a non-competitive combined synopsis and solicitation for a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Metabolon of Morrisville, NC, for high-resolution, untargeted metabolomics analysis using the Metabolon global metabolomics platform. The work supports the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Laboratory of Critical Illness in characterizing neutrophil metabolic profiles from plasma samples derived from a non-human primate bacterial sepsis model. The acquisition is conducted under FAR 12.603, 41 U.S.C. 1901, and FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii), bypassing full and open competition due to the exclusive nature of the proprietary Metabolon platform, which is required to simultaneously detect and quantify over 5,000 to 6,000 biochemicals across central carbon metabolism, lipid metabolism, amino acid metabolism, and inflammatory metabolic networks using an automated LC-MS workflow with advanced identification pipelines. The solicitation, numbered 75N98026Q00547, was posted on June 8, 2026, with responses due by June 15, 2026, and must be submitted electronically to the designated point of contact. The period of performance is six months following receipt of order, with deliveries to be made FOB destination to the NHLBI facility in Bethesda, MD. The NAICS code is 541380, and the acquisition is not set aside for small business, with a size standard of $19 million. All offerors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov and provide their Unique Entity Identifier, Taxpayer Identification Number, and business size certification. Proposals must include a completed FAR 52.212-3 form and detailed price quotations specifying unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery timeframe, delivery terms, F.O.B. point, product catalog numbers, and any prompt payment discount terms. The contract incorporates standard commercial item clauses including FAR 52.204-13, FAR 52.204-18, FAR 52.212-4, FAR 52.212-5, FAR 52.217-8, and FAR 52.252-2,