NOTICE OF INTENT 75N98026Q00014.pdf
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This is a Notice of Intent for a sole source contract award (75N98026Q00014) issued by the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
NIDCD intends to award a sole source service contract to Nikon Instruments for a service agreement supporting the Nikon AXR-NSPARC confocal microscope. Nikon Instruments is identified as the only known responsible source capable of meeting the agency's compatibility and continuity requirements due to proprietary data and manufacturer-specific technical knowledge. The contract requirements include one annual preventive maintenance visit, NIS Elements Software updates, repair parts, labor and travel expenses, and consultation with Nikon technical experts. The contractor is responsible for ensuring proper equipment operation throughout the service period and providing technical support to end users.
Although this is a sole source procurement not soliciting competitive proposals, interested small businesses—including 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, veteran-owned, women-owned, and small disadvantaged businesses—may submit written capability statements demonstrating their ability to perform the stated requirements. Capability statements must demonstrate the firm's ability to provide access to participant populations, conduct recruitment and informed-consent activities, coordinate biological sample collection and tracking, and facilitate sample shipment to NIH while meeting NIH protocol 10-HG-0065 requirements. Responses must be received by 9:00 a.m. EDT on October 26, 2026, and submitted to danielt@mail.nih.gov with reference to Notice No. 75N98026Q00014. Award is anticipated approximately five days after the closing date.
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NOTICE OF INTENT: 75N98026Q00014
Sole Source Justification and Notice Authority
FAR 6.302-1 — Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements
Contracting Activity: National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Proposed Contractor: Nikon Instruments
Description of Requirement: Service agreement for the Nikon AXR-NSPARC confocal
The National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) intends to award a contract to Nikon Instruments.
Nikon Instruments is the only known responsible source capable of providing the required services that meet NIDCD compatibility, and continuity requirements in accordance with FAR 6.302-1.
Nikon Instruments, the manufacturer, will provide the service. Only the manufacturer can provide the service and maintenance because of proprietary data.
Only One Responsible Source: Nikon Instruments
Requirements One preventive maintenance.
Updates of the NIS Elements Software.
Repair parts, labor and travel expenses included.
Consultation with Nikon technical experts
The contractor is responsible for ensuring that the Nikon AX-R operates properly throughout the service agreement period by performing preventive maintenance, updating the software, and repairing defective components.
The contractor provides technical support to users for the proper use of the Nikon AX-R.
This notice is not a request for competitive quotations or proposals. However, interested small businesses, including 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), veteran-owned, women-owned, and small disadvantaged businesses, may submit a written capability statement demonstrating their ability to perform the requirements described above.
Capability statements must provide sufficient information to demonstrate the firm's ability to provide access to an appropriate participant population, conduct participant recruitment and informed-consent activities, coordinate biological sample collection and tracking, and facilitate shipment of samples to NIH while meeting the requirements of NIH protocol 10-HG-0065.
Submission of a capability statement does not constitute a commitment by the Government to compete the proposed acquisition. Any determination to compete the requirement will be made solely at the discretion of the Government.
An award is anticipated approximately five (5) days after the closing date of this notice, unless the Government determines that another responsible source is capable of meeting the requirement.
Interested parties shall submit capability statements by email to: danielt@mail.nih.gov
Responses must be received no later than 9:00 a.m. EDT on October 26, 2026.
Reference Notice No. 75N98026Q00014 in all correspondence.
mailto:danielt@mail.nih.gov
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