Intent to Sole Source FDA-75F40126Q00348.pdf
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This is an Intent to Sole Source notice for a federal contract opportunity. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to award a firm fixed-price sole source contract to Cole-Parmer Instrument Company, LLC, located at 625 Bunker Court, Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061, under FAR 6.302-1 authority. The contract covers seven units of the Cole-Parmer Geno/Grinder® 2010 High-Throughput Homogenizer for distribution to seven FDA/OLOAS laboratories for use in regulatory sample preparation. The one-year period of performance begins upon award.
The solicitation was posted on August 21, 2026, with a response deadline of August 31, 2026, at 1:00 PM EST. Interested parties may submit a capability statement to Terina Hicks at terina.hicks@fda.hhs.gov to demonstrate their ability to meet the requirement. The classification code is 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies), and the NAICS code is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing). The FDA retains sole discretion to determine whether to compete this requirement based on received responses. If no responsive statements are received by the closing date and time, the contract will be awarded to Nielsen Consumer LLC. No telephonic inquiries are accepted.
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Intent to Sole Source
Geno/Grinders 2010 Tissue Homegenizer (Brand Name)
FDA-75F40126Q00348
Date Posted: August 21, 2026
Response Date: August 31, 2026, 1:00 PM EST
Classification Code: 6640 - Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
NAICS Code: 334516 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
The United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends to award a sole source, firm fixed-price contract to Cole-Parmer Instrument Company, LLC, 625 Bunker Court, Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061, on a sole source base, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other
Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.
The FDA / Office of Laboratory Operations & Applied Science (OLOAS) / Office of Regulatory Testing
& Surveillance (ORTS) and Office of Chemistry & Toxicology (OCT) requires seven (7) units of the Cole-
Parmer Geno/Grinder® 2010 High-Throughput Homogenizer (referred to herein as "Geno/Grinder®
2010") for distribution to seven (7) FDA/OLOAS laboratories for use in regulatory sample preparation. The proposed source has the sole unique technical and other resources required for this acquisition. This will be a one-year period of performance.
This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5.101(a)(1) requiring the dissemination of information on proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract and is not a request for competitive proposals. The statutory authority for this sole-source procurement is FAR 6.302-1.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties that believes it can meet the requirement, may submit a capability statement to Terina Hicks at terina.hicks@fda.hhs.gov by August
31, 2026, at 1:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST). A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responsive statements are received before the closing date and time, an award will subsequently be made to Nielsen Consumer
LLC. No telephonic inquiries.
mailto:terina.hicks@fda.hhs.gov
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