CSS - Lab Equipment for Generation/Analysis

The National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, seeks three specific pieces of commercially available laboratory equipment for lipid nanoparticle generation and analysis supporting in vivo gene therapy research, with responses due September 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT. This is an unrestricted, full and open competition conducted as a streamlined commercial acquisition under FAR 12.603, not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, and will result in a firm-fixed-price purchase order.

Place of performance is 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 10, Room 8N110, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, with delivery required as soon as possible after award. The three items are: one Ignite+ Upgrade Kit (compatible with the Government's existing Ignite device, increasing working volume to 60 mL and flow rate to 200 mL/min, 16.5 kg, dimensions 38 x 34 x 38 cm); one AKTA flux S Semi-Automated Tangential Flow Filtration System (25 kg, 40 x 45 x 55 cm, 400W power requirement); and one VIA Freeze Duo Controlled Rate Freezer (40 kg, 44.6 x 38.3 x 61 cm, requiring 93.7 cm vertical clearance). The NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. Evaluation criteria are technical capability (meeting salient characteristics), past performance on comparable orders, delivery schedule, and price, with technical capability, past performance, and delivery schedule combined being approximately equal to price. Responses must include unit and total pricing, shipping costs, delivery timeframe in calendar days, delivery terms, F.O.B. point, manufacturer and model information, descriptive literature demonstrating compliance, warranty terms, UEI, TIN, and business size certification. Point of contact: Nicholas Capobianco, Contracting Specialist, nicholas.capobianco@nih.gov.