COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION 150 TapeStation i

The National Institutes of Health Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations seeks to procure one TapeStation instrument including software, vortexer, accessories, plastic consumables, user information, and installation and training, with responses due July 22, 2026 at 0900 Eastern Daylight Time. This is a non-competitive solicitation for commercial items under FAR 12.603 with no small business set-aside.

The TapeStation is an automated electrophoresis system manufactured by Agilent (model G2992AA) for quality control of DNA and RNA samples prior to transcriptomics applications and high throughput sequencing. Delivery must occur within 14 days after contract award to the Section on Cellular and Cognitive Neurodevelopment, National Institute of Mental Health, located at NIHBC 49 Conte Building Room 3A35, 49 Convent Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20892. The NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees; the PSC code is 6640, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. The acquisition is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

Responses must include unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery timeframe, delivery terms, prompt payment discount terms, F.O.B. point, product or catalog numbers, product descriptions, and documentation demonstrating the offered item meets all required salient characteristics. All offerors must be registered in SAM and provide their Unique Entity Identifier, Taxpayer Identification Number, and business size certification. Responses should be submitted electronically to calvin.robinson@nih.gov. The Government reserves the right to accept any offer before expiration date, and award will result in a binding contract without further action.