Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Bio-Techne Sales Corporation
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The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center intends to award a sole source fixed price purchase order to Bio-Techne Sales Corporation for the procurement of a single Pala single cell dispenser with part number NI006-R, along with onsite installation and training services, to support hematology clinical research at its Bethesda, Maryland facility. This action is justified under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, which permits non-competitive awards when only one source is reasonably available; Bio-Techne is identified as the exclusive provider capable of delivering the required equipment and associated accreditation services for healthcare organizations nationwide. The purchase falls below the simplified acquisition threshold and is exempt from standard competition requirements under FAR Part 6. The contract is governed by Product Service Code 6515 for medical instruments and equipment and falls under NAICS Code 339112 for surgical and medical instrument manufacturing. Delivery and performance will occur at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD 20892. This notice serves solely as an announcement of intent and does not constitute a solicitation for quotes, and no formal bid process will be initiated. Interested parties may submit responses to provide input on potential alternatives prior to the deadline of July 24, 2026 at 10 a.m. EST, though the government retains full discretion to proceed without competition. All communications should be directed via email to Kristin Nagashima, Contract Specialist at the NIH Clinical Center Office of Purchasing and Contracts.
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The purpose of this procurement is to secure the instrument and reagents for Bio-Techne’s Pala Cell Sorter at hematology clinical research lab 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: 26-008102
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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 Bio-Techne Sales Corporation, located at 614 McKinley Place NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide one Pala single cell dispenser (P/N NI006-R), and onsite installation and training to the National Institutes of Health CC.
The proposed vendor, Bio-Techne Sales Corporation, is the only source available to review and provide accreditation to healthcare organizations nationwide.
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 July 24, 2026 at 10am EST.
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