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The purpose of this COMPETITIVE COMBINED

SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION is to acquire

Agilent 4200 TapeStation instrument with laptop to check size, amount and integrity of DNA and RNA samples

Period of Performance: 08/31/2026 to

10/01/2026

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Title: Agilent 4200 TapeStation instrument with laptop to check size, amount and integrity of DNA and RNA samples

(i) 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 only solicitation; proposals are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) The solicitation number is 75N98026Q00972. 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 (if applicable).

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

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular effective August 7, 2026

(iv) The associated NAICS code is 334516 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing and the small business size standard is 1000 employees.

This requirement is unrestricted.

(v) Description of Requirement:

1. Generic Name of Product: an automated electrophoresis solution for sample quality control (QC) that can assess DNA and RNA sample size, quantity, and integrity.

2. Purchase Description and Salient Characteristics: G2991BA Walk-away automation in a benchtop system for the analysis of up to 96 DNA or RNA samples Consistent cost-per-sample Fast results, capable of analyzing a full 96-well plate in less than 90 minutes Prefilled Screen Tape devices

Broad DNA and RNA application portfolio

3. Quantity: 1

4. Delivery Date or Period of Performance: 09/01/2026

5. Option(s): shipped on dry ice

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NIH/NCATS- 9808 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850

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

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

(a) 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.

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(xiv) Submission Requirements:

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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 August 24, 8:00AM EST and must reference solicitation number 75N98026Q00972. Responses may be submitted electronically to Jaddua.Johnston@nih.gov

(xv) Point of Contact: Jaddua Johnston Contracting Specialist, Phone Number: 240-569-0006

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PURCHASE DESCRIPTION:

NCATS DPI Functional Genomics Lab (FGL) needs one Agilent 4200 TapeStation instrument with laptop to check size, amount and integrity of DNA and RNA samples

1. Statement of Need and Purpose: FGL needs one Agilent 4200 TapeStation instrument with a laptop computer to check the size, amount, and integrity of deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid samples before they are sent for sequencing. This capability is needed to support perturbation screening studies in more complex biological models and to ensure that only high-quality samples move forward, which helps avoid failed sequencing runs, delays, and unnecessary cost. The requested system must be a benchtop, automated sample quality assessment instrument that can process up to 96 samples in a single run, produce results in less than 90 minutes for a full 96-well plate, and support a broad range of deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid applications using prefilled ScreenTape devices.

2. Background Information and Project details: This equipment is replacing an older instrument, TapeStation 2200, whose support ended on December 31, 2022, and which is not compatible with NGS library QC. This acquisition would allow us to perform the complete workflow of the single cell sequencing based CRISPR screens up until the NGS library QC, which opens up new research capabilities within functional genomics screens. Since the last step of this workflow is a sequencing step that we usually send out to commercial entities since we do not have access to a sequencer, being able to QC the NGS libraries on a compatible TapeStation prevents the samples from being rejected by the sequencing facility, preventing significant delays. All FGL projects are under 1 ZIC TR000041-10 and this would be the acquisition of a TapeStation 4200 to be able to QC the DNA being sent out for sequencing downstream of PerturbSeq screens that we would be performing in collaboration with the intramural NIH community to understand the effects of gene perturbations in complex models at the single cell level

3. Generic Name of Product: an automated electrophoresis solution for sample quality control (QC) that can assess DNA and RNA sample size, quantity, and integrity.

4. Purchase Description and Salient Characteristics: G2991BA Walk-away automation in a benchtop system for the analysis of up to 96 DNA or RNA samples Consistent cost-per-sample Fast results, capable of analyzing a full 96-well plate in less than 90 minutes Prefilled Screen Tape devices Broad DNA and RNA application portfolio

5. Quantity: 1

6. Delivery Date or Period of Performance: 08/01/2026

7. Option(s): shipped on dry ice

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