Bruker timsTOF fleX MADLI 2

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), part of the Department of Health and Human Services, is procuring a Bruker timsTOF fleX MADLI 2 Mass Spectrometry Imaging system to support advanced research in spatial metabolomics, lipidomics, and exposomics. This sophisticated scientific instrument must provide high-duty cycle performance, high sensitivity, ion mobility capabilities, and approximately 5-micron spatial resolution to enable researchers to visualize and localize metabolites, lipids, and environmental toxicants within biological tissues. The comprehensive system includes a high-performance integrated dual ESI/MALDI source UHR-OTOF system with smartBeam 3D laser, TIMS analyzer, microGRID technology, nano-coating sublimation chamber, software packages, high-performance workstation, and essential accessories. The procurement will be evaluated based on salient characteristics, past performance, and price, with non-price factors considered significantly more important than price. Proposals are due by September 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM EST, making this a time-sensitive opportunity with only ten days from the posting date.

This solicitation is unrestricted with no set-aside designation, allowing full and open competition among qualified contractors. The procurement follows a firm fixed-price structure and requires delivery within 10 weeks to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences facility in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, though the solicitation documents also reference Durham, NC as the place of performance. The comprehensive order includes operator training for two persons, an application training course, a Lab Nitrogen Generator, a Powervar Security Plus II UPS, and a complete warranty extension covering on-site repairs and spare parts. The solicitation operates under NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. While specific contract values are not disclosed in the available documentation, the sophisticated nature of the mass spectrometry system and comprehensive training and support package suggests a substantial procurement investment.