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Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Beckman Coulter
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The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center intends to award a sole source fixed price purchase order to Beckman Coulter for the Vi-Cell MetaFlex Solution Pack and Sensor Cassette, which are essential for monitoring critical cell culture parameters such as pH, pO2, pCO2, glucose, lactate, and electrolytes during the manufacture of human cells and tissue-based products used in clinical protocols for transplantation, adoptive immunotherapy, and gene therapy. The acquisition falls under the Product Service Code 6515 and NAICS Code 339112, and the products will be delivered to Bethesda, Maryland, where the NIH Clinical Center operates. Beckman Coulter is identified as the sole available source capable of supplying these specialized sensors, and the award will be made under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, which permits non-competitive procurement when only one source is reasonably available and the value does not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. This announcement serves as a notice of intent and is not a request for quotes; however, interested parties may submit information regarding their capabilities prior to the response deadline of May 1, 2026, at 10 a.m. EST. The government retains full discretion to proceed without competition based on any responses received. All feedback must reference solicitation number 26-000804 and be directed to Kristin Nagashima, Contract Specialist, at kristin.nagashima@nih.gov. The procurement is exempt from full competition requirements under FAR Part 6 due to its use of simplified acquisition authorities.
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This acquisition is for the Vi-Cell MetaFlex Solution Pack and Sensor Cassette for development and manufacture of human cells and tissue-based products utilized in clinical protocols for transplantation, adoptive immunotherapy and gene therapy conducted at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center (CC).
• Product Service Code: 6515 – Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies
• NAICS Code: 339112 – Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
• Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
POTS: 26-000804
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This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a fixed price purchase order to Beckman Coulter, located at Via Roma 108, Cassina De’ Peccchi, Mi 20051, Italy, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide clinical supplies to the National Institutes of Health.
The proposed vendor, Beckman Coulter, is the only source available to provide these required supplies to NIH, which evaluate the important parameters, pH, pO2, pCO2, glucose, lactate and electrolytes in cell culture media of CAR-T cell to control and monitor the environment in cell manufacture and culture.
This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.
Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the NIH, Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, to the attention of Kristin Nagashima, Contract Specialist via email to Kristin.nagashima@nih.gov by May 1, 2026 at 10am EST.
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