Camera and Objective Upgrades for Nikon Ti2 W1 Spi

The National Institutes of Health Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations seeks a current-generation scientific CMOS camera and a long-working-distance 40X water-immersion objective lens for upgrade of an existing Nikon Ti2 W1 spinning-disc confocal microscope, with proposals due September 4, 2026. This is a sole-source, non-competitive acquisition under FAR 8.405-6(b) (Items Peculiar to One Manufacturer), and no small business set-aside applies.

Place of performance is the Rusan Laboratory at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health. The procurement requires the specified Nikon/Photometrics camera and objective upgrade configuration determined through market research to be the only solution meeting the complete minimum requirements while maintaining interoperability with the existing government-owned microscope system. The upgrade supports advanced cellular imaging research, specifically low-light fluorescence imaging and expansion microscopy techniques for thicker biological specimens.

This is a Request for Quote conducted under FAR Part 13 (Simplified Acquisition Procedures). NAICS codes are 333314 and 333310, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. PSC code is 6650 (Optical Instruments, Test Equipment, Components and Accessories). Responses must include unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery period, prompt payment discount terms, FOB point, DUNS number, TIN, and business size certification. All offerors must maintain active SAM registration. Responses submit via email to Contracting Officer Roxane Burkett at roxane.burkett@nih.gov. The proposed award date spans September 28, 2026, through September 27, 2027.