Presolicitation 75N98026Q00916.docx
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This is a presolicitation notice for a Bio-Rad QX600 Droplet Digital PCR System issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations. The solicitation number is 75N98026Q00916, released on September 1, 2026, with a closing response date of September 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time. Questions must be submitted by September 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. The contract will be awarded as a Firm Fixed Price purchase order to a responsible offeror offering the most advantageous proposal when considering technical merit, past performance, and cost factors, with non-cost factors being significantly more important than cost. The contracting office is located in Bethesda, MD (zip code 20892), and John Burton serves as the Contract Specialist with Michael Falzone as the Contracting Officer.
The NIH seeks to procure one Bio-Rad QX600 Droplet Digital PCR System and one Bio-Rad PTC Harmony Deepwell Thermal Cycler for use in digital droplet PCR applications. The system must support six-color multiplex fluorescence detection, process 96-well plates with absolute nucleic acid quantification capability without standard curves, partition 20 μL reactions into approximately 20,000 droplets, and include software with automated thresholding, Poisson analysis, and multiplex analysis features. The deliverables include all required computer hardware, system software, and a compatible thermal cycler capable of operating 96-well deepwell PCR plates. This is a commercial items acquisition conducted under FAR Parts 12 and 13 with no training requirement included in the award. The NAICS code is 516210 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The acquisition is unrestricted and issued as a combined synopsis/solicitation with no separate written solicitation to follow.
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Hospital and Laboratory Support Division Office of Logistics and Operations (OLAO) Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management (OALM)
Title: Bio-Rad QX600 Droplet Digital PCR System
Presolicitation
75N98026Q00916
PRESOLICITATION WORKFORM
Action Code: Presolicitation (1)
(2) Date: September 01, 2026
(3) Year: 2026
(4) Contracting Office Zip Code: 20892
(5) Classification Code: 6640
(6) Contracting Office Address: 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892
(7) Subject/Title: Bio-Rad QX600 Droplet Digital PCR System
(8) Solicitation Number: 75N98026Q00916
(9) Closing Response Date: September 11, 2026 @ 5pm. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
(10) Questions Due Date: September 07, 2026, at 12:00 P.M Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
(11) Contact Point(s): John Burton, Contract Specialist
(12) Contract Award Type: Firm Fixed Price
(13) Contract Award: TBD
(14) Contract Award Dollar Amount: TBD
(15) Contract Line Item Number(s): TBD
(16) Contractor Award Date: TBD
(17) Contractor Name: TBD
(18) Brand Name or Equal Acquisition (FAR 52.211-6): Yes
(19) Description: See attached statement of work.
(i) “This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.”
(ii) The solicitation number and a statement that the solicitation is issued as a request for quote (RFQ).
(iii) The solicitation document, the incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular, FAC Number: 2026-01 Effective Date: 03/13/2026
(iv) This solicitation is being released unrestricted. The NAICS code is 516210, and the small business size standard is 1,000. This acquisition is being conducted in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13.
(v) The Statement of Need and any terms and conditions relevant to the requirement are included as attachments.
(vi) The provisions at FAR Clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addendum related to the 75N98026Q00916
Instructions to Offerors is included:
· Addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items. Please refer to this addendum for additional attachments, including the Statement of Work and other relevant information.
(vii) Evaluations will be conducted in accordance with the provision at FAR Clause 52.212-2. Offerors will be evaluated as follows:
EVALUATION-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)
(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:
· Technical: See attached Critera
· Past Performance
· Cost
All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined are significantly more important than cost or price.
Written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.
Please refer to the addendum for additional evaluation information.
(viii) Each Offeror must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items, with its offer.
Please note, each Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website located at https://www.sam.gov/portal.
(ix) FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The terms and conditions outlined in the following addendum also apply:
· Addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items. Please refer to this addendum for additional terms and conditions related to the requirement.
(x) FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The full text version of FAR 52.212-5 included in the addenda as Attachment 5 indicate which FAR clauses and provisions are applicable to this acquisition.
(xii) Contact Information:
Contract Specialist: John Burton Email: burtonjo@mail.nih.gov Contracting Officer: Michael Falzone Email: michael.falzone@nih.gov
(20) Place of Contract Performance: Bethesda, MD
(21) Set-aside Status: N/A image1.png
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