Notice of Intent to Sole Source.pdf

Synopsis No. 75N94025Q00208

NICHD, Office of Acquisitions

Title: MERSCOPE Gene Panels and Associated Unique

Reagents

Presolicitation

SYNOPSIS

General Information

Document Type: Presolicitation

Synopsis Number: 75N94025Q00208

Posted Date: August 25, 2025

Original Response Date: September 4, 2025

Current Response Date: September 4, 2025

Set Aside: N/A

NAICS Code: 334516

Contracting Office Address

NICHD

6710B Rockledge Dr.

Bethesda, Maryland 20892

Description

INTRODUCTION

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS

TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL

OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Child Health and Human

Development (NICHD), Office of Acquisitions (OA) intends to negotiate and award a contract without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to:

Vizgen Inc.

61 Moulton St.

Cambridge, MA 02138

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334516 with a Size Standard 1,000.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-99-1, July 16, 2018. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($250,000).

STATUTORY AUTHORITY

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using

FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-

Competition Requirements.

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title: MERSCOPE Gene Panels and Associated Unique Reagents

2. Background Information: The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences intends to procure brand-name reagents specifically designed for use with the MERSCOPE™ platform, currently housed within the Computational Biology and Genomics Core. These proprietary reagents are essential for conducting spatial transcriptomics assays as part of ongoing collaborative research efforts between our laboratory and investigators at NIA.

Under this collaboration, NIA researchers will perform the assays and subsequent bioinformatics analyses. Our role includes the provision of tissue samples, gene panels, and associated reagents, all of which must be compatible with the MERSCOPE system.

These reagents are manufactured and distributed exclusively by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and are not available through any third-party suppliers. No alternate or generic products exist that meet the stringent compatibility and performance requirements of the MERSCOPE platform. Use of non-authorized reagents would compromise the integrity and reproducibility of the experimental data and may void manufacturer warranties or support agreements.

CLOSING STATEMENT

This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include a technical proposal, a cost-price proposal, the period of performance, the

Unique Entity ID (UEI), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management

(SAM) www.sam.gov.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.

All responses must be received by September 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM Eastern time and must reference solicitation number 75N94025Q00208. Responses may be submitted electronically to

Mr. Michael Falzone, Contracting Officer at Michael.falzone@nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted.

http://www.sam.gov/

"All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.”