CSS - Upgrading PExA 2.1 to Vial-Based (PExA Cap)
Open Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 75N98027Q00044
- Agency
-
Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions, is soliciting proposals under solicitation 75N98027Q00044 to upgrade an existing Government-owned PExA 2.1 research instrument to vial-based ("PExA Cap") exhaled-particle collection, with responses due November 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM EST. The requirement is unrestricted with no set-aside, using full and open competition under FAR 12.603 streamlined commercial procedures.
Delivery and pickup occur at NIH, 10 Center Drive, Building 10, 5th Floor, Room 5-1421, Bethesda, MD 20892. The contractor coordinates pickup and return delivery using a carrier experienced in handling sensitive scientific and medical instrumentation.
The requirement comprises three CLINs: CLIN 0001, an upgrade with factory-level installation, servicing, calibration, and a one-year warranty (quantity 1); CLIN 0002, PExA sample kits including sampling material, mouthpiece, and nose clip (quantity 100); and CLIN 0003, round-trip instrument shipping and handling consisting of two one-way shipments (quantity 2). The brand name reference is PExA AB (Gothenburg, Sweden). Offerors proposing an equal product must identify items by brand name, make, or model number and submit descriptive technical literature demonstrating compliance with all salient physical, functional, and performance characteristics.
Award is a firm-fixed-price purchase order to the responsible offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government. The acquisition is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, and no dollar value is stated. Evaluation factors are price, technical capability, past performance, and delivery schedule, with technical capability, past performance, and delivery schedule significantly more important than price. No weighting percentages are stated.
Offerors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management and submit unit and total price, shipping and handling costs, delivery timeframe and terms, F.O.B. point, product or catalog numbers, country of origin under Buy American requirements, Unique Entity Identifier, Taxpayer Identification Number, and business size certification. The NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The PSC is 6640, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. The notice was posted October 29, 2026.
Notice text
(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
(ii) The solicitation number is 75N98027Q00044. This solicitation is issued as a competitive combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services. The Government intends to award a contract or purchase order resulting from this solicitation using full and open competition. This acquisition is conducted under the authority of FAR 12.603, Streamlined Solicitation for Commercial Products or Commercial Services, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions, intends to negotiate and award a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Purchase Order to the responsible offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government.
(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01, effective date 03/13/2026.
(iv) The associated NAICS code is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees.
¿ This requirement is unrestricted.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| Sol_75N98027Q00044.pdf |
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