Sources Sought PCA-NIEHS-05020.docx

Mettler Toledo SPE404-C weigh module and associated components Sources Sought Notice # PCA-NIEHS-05020 Contracting Office Address Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Acquisitions, OA Office of the Director, OD 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 537-S, Bethesda, MD, 20892.

Introduction This is a notice issued on behalf of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Acquisitions, OA Office of the Director, OD, DHHS, UNITED STATES. This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this Sources Sought is to seek the availability and capability of small business concerns, including 8(a) small business and/or small qualified small business concerns [including Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), Woman-owned Small Businesses (WOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Small Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB] that are interested in and capable of performing the work described in the statement of work. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible.

Background The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is seeking small businesses with the ability to provide Mettler Toledo SPE404-C weigh module and associated components.

STATEMENT OF NEED:

The primary objective of this contract is to acquire five high-precision weigh module units to expand research workflow capacity within the laboratory's animal facility for the In Vivo Neurobiology Group at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). These weigh modules are used to acquire high-frequency measurements of mouse body weight and behavioral activity as part of ongoing in vivo neurobiology research.

High-quality, consistent measurements are essential to the Group's research. The requested weigh modules must provide the precision, acquisition speed, capacity, and compatibility necessary to integrate with the laboratory's existing equipment and experimental setup. Specifically, the required system shall provide:

· Data acquisition rate: Greater than 120 Hz to capture rapid changes in weight and behavioral activity.

· Sensitivity: 0.1 mg to provide the measurement precision required for experimental analyses.

· Capacity: At least 420 g to accommodate the range of mouse weights and associated experimental requirements.

· Compatibility: Compatibility with the Group's existing laboratory equipment, data acquisition systems, and experimental configuration to ensure consistency and continuity of data collection.

The use of multiple identical or compatible weigh modules is important for maintaining consistency across experimental subjects and measurement sessions. Equipment that does not meet the required acquisition rate, sensitivity, capacity, or compatibility specifications could introduce inconsistencies in data collection and compromise the reliability and comparability of experimental results. Such limitations could adversely affect the Group's ability to successfully complete ongoing research projects.

Because the equipment will be integrated into an existing animal research environment and data acquisition workflow, installation and configuration assistance are required to ensure proper integration and operation. In addition, ongoing technical support from a local vendor is requested to facilitate troubleshooting, maintenance, and continued reliable operation of the equipment.

The acquisition supports biomedical and environmental health research workflows that require high sensitivity, high mass accuracy, high resolving power, and advanced fragmentation capability.

Period of Performance: This is a one-time supply acquisition with associated training and warranty support.

The Contractor shall provide all resources necessary to accomplish the tasks and deliverables described in this Statement of Work (SOW). Subject to prior approval of the Contracting Officer (CO), the Contractor may acquire the services of a subcontractor and/or consultants to provide specialized services if deemed appropriate and within scope by the COR.

The Contractor shall employ a technical approach, utilize organizational resources, and implement management controls to achieve the cost, schedule, and performance requirements throughout the execution of the Contract Requirements. The Contractor shall be responsible for providing, managing, and overseeing its personnel, as well as any subcontractor/consultant efforts used in the performance of the Contract Requirements.

This is intended to be a firm-fixed price contract.

Capability Statement Small business concerns that believe they possess the capabilities necessary to undertake this work should submit complete documentation of their capabilities to the Contracting Officer. The capability statement should include 1)Name and address of the vendor, 2) Size and type of business, 3) Point of contact with the name, title, phone, fax, and email, 4) UEI number. 5) the professional qualifications of experts, and technical personnel as it relates to the above outlined requirements, any other information considered relevant to this service. The capability statement must not exceed 7 pages. Interested small business organizations are required to identify their size standards in accordance with the Small Business Administration. The government requests that no proprietary or confidential business data be submitted in a response to this notice. However, responses that indicate the information therein is proprietary will be properly safeguarded for Government use only. Capability statements must include the name and telephone numbers of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to this market survey that do not provide sufficient information for evaluation will be considered non-responsive. When submitting this information, please reference the solicitation notice number.

Point of Contact:

Luz Casey, Program Specialist, Office of the Director, OD, Luz.Casey@nih.gov.

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Acquisition, Office of the Director, 6701 Rockledge Dr., Rm 537-S, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA Submission Instructions:

Interested parties shall submit capability statements via email to Luz Casey at Luz.Casey@nih.gov. Due Wednesday, September 16, 2026 @ 7:00 am EST.

All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered.

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to provide the item. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After review of the responses received, pre-solicitation and solicitation notices will be published in GSA eBuy or SAM.gov. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.