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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation number is 75N94025Q00213 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation/contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-03. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 334516 and the business size standard is 1,000. This solicitation is not set aside for small business.

It is the intent of The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute on Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to award a purchase order, without providing for full and open competition, to Antec Scientific of Boston, Massachusetts for the Alexys Clinical Analyzer. The Analyzer features SenCell 2mm GC sb, Decade Elite SCC, installation checklist, IQ manual, large glass bottle kit, Universal LC connection kit, AS6 1L autosampler standard cool/heat, pulse damper (U)HCLP, E2 1L eluent tray, P6 1L pump with degasser solvent selection valve, clarity single instr. Including LC AS mod, LAN connection kit, PQ FIA tubing set, PQ consumables ECD in DC mode and a remote assisted Alexys installation and training package.

This is a Notice of Intent to receive the Alexys clinical analyzer from Antec because Antec is the sole manufactuer of the device. Only the Antec amperometric HPLC electrochemical detection system meets the requirements for: High sensitivity – lower limit of detection for vitamin C of less than or equal to 25 nanomoles per liter, Compatibility with samples in 50% or more methanol plus 1 millimolar ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid. This includes need to analyze several thousand stored samples awaiting analyses of vitamin C, and the ability to separate vitamin C from interfering substances such as uric acid, compatibility with existing instrumentation and existing separation methodology.

The offeror must include a completed copy of the following provision’s along with their quote: FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items; FAR Clause 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunication and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment; FAR Clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. The provisions of FAR Clause 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items; FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items: Evaluation Factors (1) technical capability to provide all services/consumables, etc; (2) price; and (3) past performance. Technical capability and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important than cost/price; FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items; and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items – Deviation for Simplified Acquisitions applies to this acquisition, apply to this acquisition.

The offeror must include their Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. The clauses are available in full text at http://www.arnet.gov/far. Interested vendors capable of providing the Government with the services specified in this synopsis should submit their quotation to the below address. Quotations will be due ten (10) calendar days from the publication date of this synopsis or September 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM. The quotation must reference “Solicitation number” 75N94025Q00213. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. Quotations must be submitted by email to Kelly Robinson at Kelly.Robinson@nih.gov. Faxed copies will not be accepted