Azure400 Imaging System

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, part of the Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health, is seeking to procure an Azure400 Imaging System through a sole source acquisition. This procurement falls under the analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing category (NAICS 334516) and involves medical and surgical instruments, equipment, and supplies (PSC 6515). The agency has issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source, indicating their intention to award this contract to a specific vendor without competitive bidding. The pre-solicitation notice was posted on August 29, 2025, with interested parties having until September 8, 2025, to respond or submit any objections to the sole source approach. The attached Notice of Intent to Sole Source document likely contains the government's justification for pursuing this non-competitive procurement method. Evaluation criteria and specific contract requirements are detailed in the sole source notice attachment.

This procurement opportunity does not utilize any set-aside designations, making it available to all eligible contractors, though the sole source nature suggests the government has already identified their preferred vendor. The notice does not specify the current incumbent contractor or potential awardee in the basic information provided, though this information would typically be found in the attached sole source justification document. No contract value, budget range, or award amount has been disclosed in the preliminary notice details. The timeline for service delivery, quantity of systems to be procured, and other numerical specifications are not included in the basic pre-solicitation information. Additional technical specifications, delivery requirements, and performance periods would be contained within the full sole source notice documentation. The brief response window of approximately ten days suggests the government is moving quickly toward contract award.