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This is a Notice of Intent (NOI) for a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract issued by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. The solicitation number is NIAID-NOI-26-2278124, posted on March 2, 2026, with a response deadline of March 16, 2026. The contracting office is located at the Department of Health and Human Services in Rockville, Maryland. The NAICS code is 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), classified under H266 (Equipment and Materials Testing: Instruments and Laboratory Equipment). Only one award will be made under this solicitation.

The contract covers operation and maintenance of the SER-CAT beamline facility located at Argonne National Laboratory in Argonne, Illinois, with a performance period from March 20, 2026 to March 19, 2027. The incumbent contractor is the University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc. This is not a competitive solicitation; NIAID is negotiating with the University of Georgia on a sole-source basis as part of a consortium arrangement with multiple NIH institutes and principal investigators. Capable contractors may submit capability statements by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on March 16, 2026 to linda.smith2@nih.gov. The Government reserves the right to use information provided for any purpose deemed necessary and has no obligation to acknowledge receipt or provide feedback to respondents.