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PAXgene Blood RNA Extraction, Quantitation, Normalization, Agilent Quality Control, and Aliquoting Services
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The National Institutes of Health, through its Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management, intends to award a non-competitive contract for specialized laboratory services related to the processing of PAXgene Blood RNA specimens collected under an ongoing clinical research study. The work involves extraction, quantitation, normalization, Agilent quality control, and aliquoting of approximately 124 RNA tubes from 31 human participants, all of which are time-sensitive and irreplaceable. The requiring laboratory at the NIH lacks the validated workflow and capacity to complete this work within the required timeframe, prompting the need for external specialized support. The procurement is being conducted under the Federal Acquisition Regulation’s Simplified Acquisition Procedures, with a value not exceeding $350,000, and is authorized under FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(1) for single-source sourcing, exempting it from full and open competition requirements. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 541714, and no set-aside designation applies. All interested parties must submit a capability statement including a technical proposal, cost-price proposal, proposed period of performance, Unique Entity ID, Taxpayer Identification Number, and business size certification by July 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM Eastern Time. Responses must reference solicitation number 75N98026Q00701 and be submitted electronically to James Law, Contracting Officer, at James.Law@nih.gov; faxed responses are not accepted. Offerors must maintain an active registration in the System for Award Management. While this is a presolicitation notice and not a competitive request, the government will use all submissions solely to determine whether to proceed with a non-competitive award or initiate a competitive procurement. Responsibility and capability to perform the specified services will be the sole basis for evaluation.
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Place of Performance
Bethesda, MD, 20892, USASet-Aside
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Document Type:
Presolicitation
Synopsis Number:
75N98026Q00701
Posted Date:
June 24, 2026
Original Response Date:
July 6, 2026
Current Response Date:
July 6, 2026
Set Aside:
N/A
NAICS Code:
541714
Contracting Office Address
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director (OD)
Office of Logistics and Operations (OLAO)
Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management (OALM)
Hospital and Laboratory Support Division
6701 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20817
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INTRODUCTION
THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate and award a contract without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to:
9000 Virginia Manor Rd
Suite 207
Beltsville MD 20705
NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE
The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 541714 with a Size Standard $.
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2026-01, March 13, 2026. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($350,000).
STATUTORY AUTHORITY
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Title: PAXgene Blood RNA Extraction, Quantitation, Normalization, Agilent Quality Control, and Aliquoting Services
- Background Information: The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), requires laboratory services to process whole-blood RNA specimens collected under an ongoing clinical research study (POTS) in the laboratory of Dr. Paule Joseph at the NIH (Building 10, Bethesda, Maryland). To date, 124 PAXgene Blood RNA tubes have been collected from 31 enrolled human research participants (approximately four tubes per participant). These time-sensitive, irreplaceable specimens must be professionally processed to yield analysis-ready total RNA. The requiring laboratory does not have the in-house validated workflow or capacity to extract, quality-control, and aliquot the samples to the required standard within the necessary timeframe. The acquisition is therefore pursued to obtain these specialized services from a qualified provider so that the study's gene-expression analyses can proceed without loss of specimen integrity or previously collected clinical data.
CLOSING STATEMENT
This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include a technical proposal, a cost-price proposal, the period of performance, the Unique Entity ID (UEI), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.
All responses must be received by July 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM Eastern time and must reference solicitation number 75N98026Q00701. Responses may be submitted electronically to Mr. James Law, Contracting Officer at James.Law@nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted.
"All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.”
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