Purchase Order 75N98026P00057
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- The Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute awarded a $155,099.25 firm fixed-price purchase order to Gatan Inc. to procure digital camera retrofit hardware and a cryo-specimen holder for the government-owned Tecnai 12 electron microscope in support of the National Cancer Institute's Laboratory of Cell Biology research. This acquisition was made on a sole-source basis under simplified acquisition procedures for commercial items, without...
- The Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute awarded a $504,759.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Gatan Inc. for maintenance services on two government-owned Gatan K3 and K2 digital cameras to support the NIH's Laboratory of Cell Biology. This purchase order does not have a set-aside designation. Gatan Inc. is a manufacturer of specialized instrumentation and software for electron microscopes, and has previously received awards from...
- This firm fixed-price purchase order for $691,533 was awarded by the National Cancer Institute within the National Institutes of Health to Gatan Inc. to provide a new generation Gatan K3 digital camera upgrade for a government-owned Titan Krios High Resolution Electron Microscope. The upgrade aims to achieve faster frame rate and larger field of view to benefit applications such as high-resolution cellular tomography and increased data collection efficiency for cancer research. The sole source...
- This firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), a civilian agency under the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to Gatan Inc., a subsidiary of Ametek Inc. The $82,502.28 contract is for the provision of specialized microscopy equipment, maintenance services, and software upgrades to support the Multi Institute Cryo-EM Facility (MICEF) operated by NIDDK. The original solicitation was a small business sources sought...
- The National Cancer Institute awarded a $205,189.90 firm fixed-price purchase order to FEI Company (Materials and Structural Analysis Division), a subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific, for preventative maintenance, emergency service, support, and coverage of a government-owned Titan Krios high-resolution electron microscope and Vitrobot system located in Bethesda, Maryland. The contract was awarded on March 5, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of March 4, 2027, and was issued without...
- This $477,673 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract was awarded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), a civilian agency under the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to Gatan Inc., a manufacturer of electron microscopy instrumentation and software. The contract is for the acquisition of a BioQuantum preventative maintenance plan over a 4-year period from 2024 through 2027. The original solicitation was a pre-solicitation notice seeking capability...
- The Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) awarded a $108,408.00 firm-fixed price purchase order contract to Gatan Inc. to procure a Rio 9 Camera for use in electron microscopy. The award was made on a sole-source basis under FAR 6.302-1, as the agency determined Gatan Inc. was the only responsible source that could meet its requirements. Gatan Inc. is a manufacturer of electron microscopy...
- The Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute awarded a $25,000 purchase order to Medilumine Inc., doing business as Imagerie Medilumine, for maintenance services. The one-year contract, with a period of performance from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, will provide maintenance for imaging equipment located at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. A firm fixed price was established for the support. No additional details were provided...
- The National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Digestive, Diabetes & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) awarded a $87,364.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Gatan Inc. for a preventative maintenance plan on the BioQuantum K3 imaging system used in the Multi Institute Cryo-EM Facility (MICEF). The contract provides for unlimited telephone support, priority onsite service, preventative maintenance, and discounts on parts. The purchase order was awarded without full and open competition,...
- The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), a civilian federal agency, awarded a firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Gatan Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of electron microscopy instrumentation and software, to provide a maintenance and service agreement for Gatan products. The $91,774.75 contract has an ultimate completion date of August 13, 2025. This award was not set aside for any type of small business. Gatan, a subsidiary of Ametek Inc., is a leading supplier...
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), a component of the National Institutes of Health under the Department of Health and Human Services, awarded a $124,362 firm fixed-price purchase order to Gatan Inc. for preventive maintenance and pre-inspection services on specialized imaging equipment. The contract was awarded on March 6, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of March 5, 2027, and will be performed at the NCI's Bethesda, Maryland facility. This sole-source procurement, issued without competitive solicitation, was announced via Special Notice on February 20, 2026, recognizing Gatan Inc.'s unique technical capabilities as the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the equipment requiring service. The contract encompasses annual preventive service maintenance for a Gatan BioQuantum K3 digital imaging camera integrated with a Titan Krios high-resolution electron microscope and Vitrobot specimen preparation system. Required services include thorough cleaning, calibration, adjustment, inspection, and testing of all equipment per manufacturer specifications, along with software updates and original equipment manufacturer parts. Gatan Inc., a subsidiary of Ametek Inc. and a leading manufacturer of specialized instrumentation for electron microscopy, is well-established in providing maintenance and support services to government research institutions; the procurement carries no set-aside designation and was competitively justified based on Gatan's technical expertise and sole-source status as the equipment manufacturer.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Notice of Intent to Sole Source -Maintenance Service for Gatan Imaging Filter (GIF) BioQuantum-K3 and its Associated Instrumentation | 75N98026Q00067 | Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration | Special Notice 1/1 | 2/20/26, 3:20 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $124.4k | 3/5/26 |