Notice of Intent to SS Zeiss Microscope.docx

Notice of Intent to Sole Source Notice Type: Special Notice Agency: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Sub-Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Office of Acquisitions Requisition No.: 7332015 NAICS Code: 811210 – Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance PSC Code: J066 – Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment – Instruments and Laboratory Equipment

Description This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source and is not a request for competitive quotations.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Office of Acquisitions, intends to negotiate and award a firm-fixed-price purchase order on a sole source basis to:

Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC One North Broadway White Plains, NY 10601-2310 Under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), Soliciting from a Single Source, as only one source is reasonably available to meet the Government’s requirements.

The requirement is for manufacturer-authorized service and maintenance of an existing Zeiss LSM 980 confocal microscope equipped with Airyscan 2. The service shall include diagnostic evaluation, repair, calibration, proprietary software updates, and replacement of OEM components as necessary to restore and maintain full operational capability in accordance with original manufacturer specifications.

Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and the only known source capable of providing factory-certified technicians, proprietary diagnostic tools, firmware updates, and genuine replacement parts required to maintain system compatibility and performance integrity.

The period of performance shall be two (2) weeks after receipt of order (ARO).

Response Instructions This notice is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations. However, any responsible source may submit a capability statement.

Capability statements must clearly demonstrate the vendor’s ability to provide OEM-certified service, proprietary diagnostic tools, software/firmware updates, and genuine replacement parts compatible with the Zeiss LSM 980 confocal microscope equipped with Airyscan 2.

All interested parties must have an active registration in SAM.gov (www.sam.gov).

Responses must be submitted via email no later than:

3/14/26, at 12:00 PM EST To:

Michael Gemmill Contracting Officer michael.gemmill@hhs.gov The Government will consider all responses received by the deadline. However, a determination by the Government not to compete this proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.