Notice of Intent to Sole Source_OD.pdf

Synopsis No. 75N98026Q00136

Hospital and Laboratory Support Division Office of Logistics and Operations (OLAO) Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management (OALM)

Title: Maintenance Agreement for Zeiss LSM980

Presolicitation

SYNOPSIS

General Information

Document Type: Presolicitation Synopsis Number: 75N98026Q00136 Posted Date: March 24, 2026 Original Response Date: March 24, 2026 Current Response Date: March 31, 2026 Set Aside: N/A NAICS Code: 811210

Contracting Office Address

National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director (OD) Office of Logistics and Operations (OLAO) Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management (OALM) Hospital and Laboratory Support Division 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20817

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) intends to negotiate and award a contract without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to:

Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC One North Broadway White Plains 10601-2310

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 811210 with a Size Standard $34M.

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 ($350,000).

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: Maintenance Agreement for Zeiss LSM980

2. Background Information: The Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics (LCBG) of the NIH/NCI/CCR has a need for a service contract to maintain their Carl Zeiss LSM980 Airyscan confocal microscope used for confocal and super-resolution analysis of a wide range of biological specimens. The LCBG Microscopy Core needs to provide over 100 users with “state-of-the-art” microscopic imaging for a wide range of applications.

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 March 31, 2026, at 9:00 AM Eastern time and must reference solicitation number 75N98026Q00136. Responses may be submitted electronically to Roshonna Davis, Purchasing Agent at davisroshonna@mail.nih.gov Fax responses will not be accepted.

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

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