25-002168 Fisher Scientific Laboratory and Testing Equipment
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 25-002168
- Agency
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NIH Clinical Center
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center, located in Bethesda, MD, is seeking to procure specialized laboratory equipment from Fisher Scientific for the Center for Cellular Engineering. The procurement includes two HERA VIOS 160I CO2 incubators with stainless steel construction, along with associated services such as startup service, GMP service with temperature mapping, and calibrations. Fisher Scientific is being identified as the sole source for this equipment due to their status as the original equipment manufacturer with proprietary technology specifically designed for growing primary cellular material. The pre-solicitation notice requires interested parties to submit capability statements by December 20, 2024, at noon EST if they believe they can provide similar products or services. The acquisition will be conducted using Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, which allows for single-source procurement when only one source is reasonably available.
The pre-solicitation notice indicates no specific set-aside designation for this procurement. The total quantity includes two CO2 incubators, accompanying services, and additional accessories like a gas regulator and Hera gas guard. While no specific award value is mentioned, the procurement is being processed under the simplified acquisition threshold, which typically covers smaller-scale purchases. The equipment is critical for cellular engineering processes and features unique capabilities, such as the ability to maintain lower oxygen levels compared to standard incubators. The procurement will be a firm-fixed price contract, and Fisher Scientific's manufacturing operations are regulated by Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) as mandated by the Food and Drug Administration. Potential vendors interested in challenging the sole-source determination must submit their capability statements electronically to Emeka Onyejekwe, the designated Contract Specialist, by the specified deadline.
Notice text
25-002168 Fisher Scientific Laboratory and Testing Equipment
- Product Service Code: 6640
- NAICS Code: 334516
- Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892
POTS: 25-002168
Description
This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued, and quotations will not be requested.
The National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts on behalf of the Center for Cellular Engineering intends to award a firm-fixed priced sole source basis for the procurement the following items listed below from Fisher Scientific.
List of Equipment:
(2) HERA VIOS 160I CO2 incubator stainless steel (SS) IR 120V
(2) Start up service Svc Co2 Contd Env
(2) GMP service with temperature map Co2 Inc Std
(2) Calibrations
(1) Gas regulator N2
(1) Hera gas guard
(2) Inside delivery for incubator
Fisher Scientific is the original equipment manufacturer and the sole distributor of their proprietary equipment and reagents.The manufacturing operations are regulated by the Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) as mandated by the Food and Drug Administration. This equipment is used to grow primary cellular material as part of the manufacturing process. This specific piece of equipment has an additional feature that allows the oxygen in the incubator to be lower than that of a standard incubator. Fisher Scientific can deliver these pieces of equipment in a timely fashion so that they are implemented into Center for Cellular Engineer processes quickly.
This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.
Interested Parties:
Interested parties capable of providing the same or similar products or services described in this notice may submit a capability statement outlining their capability to perform the described work. Capability Statements must be received within the time set forth in this synopsis to be considered by the Government. The determination to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Comments:
Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the CC, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention of Emeka Onyejekwe, Contract Specialist, Emeka.onyejekwe@nih.gov by the due date December, 20th 2024 by Noon (12:00 pm EST) and time marked in this notice.
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