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National Institutes of Health OD - Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations 6100 Executive Blvd., Room 6B05 Bethesda, MD 20892-7511

75N95B26Q00005

BRITTANY MAY

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08/27/2026

09/10/2026 1630 ED

Multiple

NIMH

The purpose of this Competitive Combined

Synopsis/Solicitation is to procure

Visium HD 3¿ kits and Chromium Next GEM

Single Cell Multiome ATAC + Gene

Expression kits for the HBCC single-nucleus sequencing project.

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07/18

COMPETITIVE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

INTRODUCTION

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

The solicitation number is 75N95B26Q00005. This solicitation is issued as a competitive combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services. The Government intends to award a contract or purchase order resulting from this solicitation using full and open competition.

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of FAR 12.603, Streamlined Solicitation for Commercial Products or Commercial Services, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions, seeks to award a Firm Fixed Price Pruchase Order to the responsible offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334516: Analytical Laborator Instrument Manufacturing Size Standard of 1000.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2026-01 effective March 13, 2026.

• This requirement is unrestricted.

BACKGROUND & DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Human Brain Collection Core (HBCC) conduct and support research on brain and behavior with the goal of reducing the burden of mental illness. To do this, the HBCC requires Chromium Next GEM Single Cell Multiome ATAC + Gene Expression kits and Visium HD 3’ kits to support spatial transcriptomics and single-nucleus multiomic profiling (simultaneous chromatin accessibility and gene expression analysis) in order to continue the human brain developmental-aging study of psychiatric risk in the human anterior insula and V1 cortical brain regions from each of 40 control HBCC donors.

The kits must meet the following salient characteristics:

Visium HD 3’ Kits

• Next-generation spatial transcriptomics assay

• Whole-transcriptome coverage

• High-resolution spatial gene expression profiling

• Compatible with human brain tissue sections

Chromium Next GEM Single Cell Multiome ATAC + Gene Expression Kits

• Ability to simultaneously profile open chromatin (ATAC-seq) and 3’ gene expression from the same single nucleus

• Optimized for single-nucleus applications

• Compatible with Chromium Next GEM platform instrumentation

• Reagent bundles sufficient for the reaction quantities listed below

CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS

Contractor shall provide the following:

ITEM

NO.

ITEM DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE TOTAL

AMT

0001 Visium HD 3', 6.5 mm, 4 rxns 2 EA $ $

0002 Visium HD 3', 6.5 mm, 16 rxns 2 EA $ $ 0003 Chromium Next GEM Single

Cell Multiome ATAC + Gene Expression Reagent Bundle, 16 rxns

6 EA $ $

0004 Single Index Kit N Set A 1 EA $ $ 0005 Chromium Next GEM Chip J

Single Cell Kit, 48 rxns

4 EA $ $

0006 1x Dual Index Kit TT Set A, 96 rxn

1 EA $ $

TOTAL: $

EXPIRATION DATE OF QUOTE:

DELIVERY LOCATION

National Institute of Mental Health 10 Center Drive, Room 4N218 Bethesda, MD 20892

The provision at FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, applies to this acquisition.

The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Add any agency-specific instructions as required.

The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation represents the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered.

Evaluation Factors:

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A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, issued within the time specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. The Government reserves the right to accept any offer before the expiration date.

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The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Responses to this synopsis must include sufficient information to demonstrate the offeror’s bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the required product or service. Responses must include, at a minimum:

• Unit and total price

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Additional evaluation considerations may include past performance, warranty, lifecycle cost, maintenance availability, and environmental or energy efficiency.

Responses must include the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and business size certification. All offerors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov.

All responses must be received by September 10, 2026, 5:30 pm EDT, and must reference solicitation number 75N95B26Q00005. Responses must be submitted via the SAM.gov webportal or via email. Potential Offerors do not need to register to view a notice; however, in order to submit questions and/or response to this Notice, an account will need to be established.

POINT OF CONTACT:

Brittany May Contract Specialist Brittany.may@nih.gov http://www.sam.gov/

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