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- Solicitation number
- NOI-OD-26-003622
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This is a Notice of Intent to award a sole source contract to QIAGEN for preventative maintenance and service of proprietary laboratory instruments already in operation at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The National Institutes of Health intends to issue a fixed price purchase order to Qiagen LLC, located at 19300 Germantown Road, Germantown, Maryland 20874, for maintenance services on four specific instruments: QIAcuity One 5plex Instrument (S/N 803), QIAgility (S/N 74), QIAgility (S/N 66), and QIAsymphony SP (S/N 14369). The acquisition is classified under Product Service Code J066 (Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment) and NAICS Code 811218 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance).
The sole source justification is based on QIAGEN's status as the exclusive manufacturer and authorized service provider of the listed instrumentation, which incorporates proprietary technology that no other vendor is authorized to service. The acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, which exempts it from standard federal competition requirements. Interested parties may submit comments or indicate their capabilities by March 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST to Huda Malik, Contract Specialist, at the NIH Clinical Center Office of Purchasing and Contracts via email to huda.malik@nih.gov. The Government reserves sole discretion to determine whether to proceed with the sole source award based on responses received.
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The purpose of this acquisition is to secure a preventative maintenance and service contract from QIAGEN for instruments that are already onsite.
| • | Product Service Code: J066 – Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment |
| • | NAICS Code: 811218 – Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance |
| • | Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892 USA |
POTS: 26-003622
Description:
This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a fixed price purchase order to Qiagen LLC, located at 19300 Germantown Road, Germantown, MD, 20874, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis for the establishment of a preventative maintenance contract for service rendered by QIAGEN for instrumentation that are already onsite.
The instruments are as follows:
· QIAcuity One, 5plex Instrument (S/N 803)
· QIAgility (S/N 74)
· QIAgility (S/N 66)
· QIAsymphony SP (S/N 14369)
The proposed vendor, Qiagen LLC, is the sole manufacturer and service provider of the listed instrumentation, and because they involve proprietary technology, no other vendor can provide nor has authorization to provide the required service.
This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.
Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the NIH, Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, to the attention of Huda Malik, Contract Specialist via email to huda.malik@nih.gov by March 27, 2026 at 12pm EST.
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