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Preventive Maintenance Service for 2 Sartorius Incucyte Instruments from 7/1/2026 to 3/31/2027(9 months, 0.75 units).
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The National Institutes of Health, through its Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management, intends to award a non-competitive contract to Sartorius Corporation for preventive maintenance services on two Government-owned Incucyte S3 SW/SVC instruments, serial numbers IC50564 and IC51342, for a period of nine months from July 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027. The work is classified under NAICS code 811310 and will be conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR Part 13, with a total value not exceeding $350,000, exempting it from full and open competition requirements. All maintenance must be performed on-site during standard business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays), with extended hours (5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST) available for urgent issues that cannot be resolved remotely. Software updates may be delivered remotely, and all labor, materials, travel, and associated costs are to be included in the fixed price. This is a presolicitation notice intended to gauge interest and capabilities of potential providers, though the Government has indicated its intent to proceed without competition. Interested parties may submit a technical and cost proposal along with essential business documentation including a Unique Entity ID, Taxpayer Identification Number, business size certification, and proof of active SAM registration. Responses must be received by June 18, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, and must be sent electronically to the contracting officer at James.Law@nih.gov; fax submissions are not accepted. The Government retains sole discretion to determine whether to proceed non-competitively or to reopen the procurement for competition based on responses received. The service is critical to the Center for Cancer Research's ongoing laboratory operations, ensuring continuous real-time monitoring of biological changes in live cancer cell cultures.
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Place of Performance
Bethesda, MD, 20892, USASet-Aside
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Document Type:
Presolicitation
Synopsis Number:
75N98026Q00546
Posted Date:
June 8, 2026
Original Response Date:
June 18, 2026
Current Response Date:
June 18, 2026
Set Aside:
N/A
NAICS Code:
811310
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
Description
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:
Sartorius Corporation
545-1 Johnson Avenue
Bohemia, NY 11716
NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE
The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 811310 with a Size Standard $0.
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: Preventive Maintenance Service for 2 Sartorius Incucyte Instruments from 7/1/2026 to 3/31/2027(9 months, 0.75 units).
- Background Information: The Center for Cancer Research (CCR), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), requires preventive maintenance services for two Government-owned Sartorius Incucyte Instruments. Its Laboratory of Pathology (LP) uses two IncuCyte S3 SW/SVC instruments to monitor in real time biological changes in living cancer cells. SCOPE The Contractor shall provide all labor, material and equipment necessary to maintain and provide preventive maintenance for the following equipment: One (1) Incucyte S3 SW/SVC, Serial # IC50564 One (1) Incucyte S3 SW/SVC, Serial # IC51342 All maintenance services shall be performed on-site in accordance with the Original Equipment Manufacturer’s (OEM) most current standard commercial maintenance practices. Onsite and emergency services shall be provided during standard business hours (defined as 8:00 am – 5:00 pm EST, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays found at www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays and extended hours (5:00 pm – 9:00pm EST, Monday through Friday) for any issues not able to be resolved remotely, or during normal business hours. Software updates/services may be provided remotely as applicable. All travel, labor, materials, and related charges shall be included in the purchase order price.
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 June 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM Eastern time and must reference solicitation number 75N98026Q00546. Responses may be submitted electronically to Mr. James Law, Contracting Officer at James.Law@nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted.
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