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The contract is a sole-source, firm-fixed-price acquisition issued by the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations under solicitation number 75N98026Q00294 to Brain Biosciences, Inc. for preventive maintenance and service of the BBI-piPET-UHR primate positron emission tomography scanner located at the NIH/NIDA Biomedical Research Center in Baltimore, Maryland. The work encompasses annual preventive maintenance visits, on-demand on-site and remote technical support, emergency repairs, software updates, system recalibration, and the use of OEM-certified parts and factory-trained technicians exclusively, with all services required to occur Monday through Friday during standard business hours excluding federal holidays. The contract has a base performance period of one year beginning July 1, 2026, with two optional one-year extension periods, potentially extending performance through June 30, 2029. All replacement parts must carry a minimum 12-month warranty and repaired components a minimum 6-month warranty, and the contractor must either maintain adequate inventory or procure necessary parts within 48 hours of identification. Documentation including signed service tickets and detailed written reports must be submitted to the Contracting Officer’s Representative within 24 hours of every service event, and no separate travel reimbursement is allowed—all travel costs must be included in the service quote. The acquisition was conducted under FAR 12.603 as a commercial item procurement and justified as non-competitive under FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii), recognizing Brain Biosciences, Inc. as the sole provider with access to proprietary diagnostics, software, and OEM-certified components. The contractor is required to comply with FAR 52.212-4 and 52.212-5 for commercial items, maintain active SAM registration, provide a Unique Entity Identifier and Taxpayer Identification Number, and adhere to confidentiality obligations regarding NIDA-IRP proprietary and sensitive research data, serving as an organizational conflict of interest mitigation measure. Although the contract is designated as a small business set-aside under NAICS code 334510, no specific socioeconomic certifications beyond that status are documented, and no security clearances are required. The government retains final inspection and acceptance authority at the Baltimore delivery site, with no specified valuation disclosed in the solicitation. Performance and reporting must align with OEM warranty standards, and all submissions must be made electronically by May 25, 2