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The National Institutes of Health, Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions, is soliciting offers for off-site storage services for approximately 50,000 frozen compound samples under a Firm-Fixed-Price contract through a competitive combined synopsis/solicitation issued under FAR Subpart 12.6. The solicitation, numbered 75N95C26Q00008, seeks a contractor to provide 600 cubic feet of validated, -20°C walk-in freezer storage at an offsite biorepository facility for a one-year period, with the services to be performed at NIH/NCATS in Rockville, Maryland. The contract is not set aside for small businesses, but offerors must certify their size status under the NAICS code 493190, which carries a $36.5 million size standard. The contractor must ensure continuous, uninterrupted storage with 24-hour temperature monitoring, immediate notification of any excursions, routine maintenance, calibration, and preventive servicing at no additional cost to the government. The storage environment must comply with current Good Manufacturing Practices, International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories Best Practices, and National Cancer Institute Best Practices to preserve sample integrity. All proposals must be submitted electronically by June 16, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST to the designated point of contact, and must include a completed FAR 52.212-3 form with Unique Entity Identifier, Taxpayer Identification Number, and business size certification. Offerors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management and comply with FAR 52.212-1, FAR 52.212-4, and FAR 52.212-5 clauses governing commercial item acquisitions. Delivery is FOB DESTINATION, placing all transportation costs and risks on the contractor until goods reach the NIH/NCATS facility. Invoices must be processed exclusively through the Invoicing Processing Platform (IPP), and the government will evaluate proposals based on price, technical capability, and past performance to determine best value, with no indication of an LPTA methodology. An option to extend services under FAR 52.217-8 is applicable but not guaranteed. The contracting officer is Jaddua Johnston, and no Contracting Officer’s Representative is named. No specific packaging, marking, or physical delivery requirements beyond storage conditions are specified, and all documentation must be submitted via email without adherence to