Service and Maintenance Agreement for Sartorius iQ

The National Institutes of Health, Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions, is soliciting proposals under solicitation number 75N98026Q00965 for a firm-fixed-price contract to provide service and maintenance for Sartorius iQ equipment. This combined synopsis and solicitation is issued under FAR Subpart 12.6 as a streamlined commercial item acquisition, intended for full and open competition without a separate written solicitation, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The requirement falls under NAICS code 811210 for Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a small business size standard of $34.0 million, and is unrestricted, allowing all eligible offerors to compete. The contract will be awarded to the offeror whose proposal delivers the best value to the government. Proposals must be submitted by August 19, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and the solicitation incorporates all applicable provisions and clauses in effect as of the Federal Acquisition Circular dated August 3, 2026. The place of performance is not specified beyond the agency’s location in Bethesda, Maryland, and inquiries should be directed to Primary Point of Contact John Johnston at jaddua.johnston@nih.gov. The acquisition is managed under the Department of Health and Human Services, and all responses must be submitted through the designated SAM.gov portal to be considered.