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This is a Notice of Intent (NOI) for a sole-source firm-fixed-price purchase order to be awarded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The solicitation number is NIAID-NOI-26-2278134, posted on March 2, 2026, with a response deadline of March 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time. The contracting office is located at the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB in Rockville, Maryland.

The acquisition involves an annual maintenance and service agreement for an ImageStream MkII Silver instrument operated by the Laboratory of Immunoregulations (LIR) within NIAID. The service contract period runs from May 20, 2026 through May 19, 2027. NIAID intends to award this contract on a sole-source basis to Cytek Biosciences Inc., the only authorized provider of maintenance services for this specialized cell analysis equipment. The instrument has been in continuous service for nine years and is essential for ongoing immunology research involving samples from healthy donors and individuals with HIV. Only one award will be made. Interested vendors may submit a capability statement by the response deadline to linda.smith2@nih.gov, though this notice does not obligate the government to compete or award a contract.