Replacement of EVOS imaging system
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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 Life Technologies Corporation for the replacement of an aging EVOS imaging system critical to research within the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology. The system, in use for over twelve years, is essential for daily monitoring of fluorescently labeled cell lines and time-lapse imaging, enabling reproducible experimental data without overburdening higher-end confocal microscopes. Due to its prolonged use and declining reliability, prompt replacement is necessary to avoid disruption to active intramural research programs. The procurement will be conducted under the Federal Acquisition Regulation’s Simplified Acquisition Procedures, with a ceiling of $350,000, and is not subject to full and open competition requirements. The NAICS code is 334516, with a small business size standard of $10 million. Responses to this presolicitation notice must be submitted by July 27, 2026, at 9:00 AM Eastern Time, and must include a technical proposal, cost-price proposal, period of performance, Unique Entity ID, Taxpayer Identification Number, business size certification, and an active SAM registration. While the government plans to proceed without competition, any responsible source may submit a capability statement for consideration, which will help determine whether the acquisition remains non-competitive or shifts to a competitive process. All submissions must reference solicitation number 75N98026Q00793 and be sent electronically to James Law, Contracting Officer, at James.Law@nih.gov. The contract will incorporate all applicable provisions from the Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01 and will be performed at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Bethesda, MD, 20892, USASet-Aside
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Document Type:
Presolicitation
Synopsis Number:
75N98026Q00793
Posted Date:
July 15, 2026
Original Response Date:
July 27, 2026
Current Response Date:
July 27, 2026
Set Aside:
N/A
NAICS Code:
334516
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:
Life Technologies Corporation
5781 Van Allen Way
Carlsbad, CA 92008
NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE
The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334516 with a Size Standard $1000.
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: Replacement of EVOS imaging system
- Background Information: The EVOS imaging system is a critical instrument supporting research conducted by the Mili lab as well as additional groups within the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology (LCMB), NIH/NCI. The system has served as a workhorse instrument for visualizing live and fixed cell populations—a fundamental requirement for experimental studies of cancer cells expressing fluorescently-labeled pro-teins or treated with fluorescent compounds. Routine monitoring of these cell lines requires a dedicated microscope system for daily assessment of cell growth and maintenance of optimal culture conditions. Furthermore, prior to initiating costly and time-intensive experimental protocols, expression patterns and levels of fluorescent constructs must be evaluated to ensure the acquisition of high-quality, repro-ducible data. The system additionally provides critical imaging capabilities, including high-quality sin-gle time-point and time-lapse acquisitions across multiple fluorescence channels. It thus serves as a valuable alternative for applications that do not require the high-resolution capabilities of higher-end confocal microscopes, thereby reducing demand on these heavily-utilized resources.
The existing EVOS system was acquired over 12 years ago and after such a long time of continuous use, it is nearing end-of-life and experiencing reliability issues. Prompt replacement is essential to pre-vent significant disruption to the active intramural research programs this instrument supports, and to protect the scientific productivity and mission continuity of LCMB labs..
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 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM Eastern time and must reference solicitation number 75N98026Q00793. 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.”