EVIDENT SCIENTIFIC, Inc. VS200 Slide Scanner + Autoloader
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- NIH-CC-OPC-25-005735
- Agency
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NIH Clinical Center
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
- Place of performance
- Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine, intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order to Evident Scientific, Inc. for an Olympus SLIDEVIEW VS200 Digital Scanner with Autoloader. The procurement is a sole source acquisition for a high-resolution whole slide imaging system capable of brightfield, fluorescence, and darkfield imaging, which will enhance digital pathology capabilities for patient care and research protocols. The government has determined that Evident Scientific is the sole authorized provider due to the proprietary nature of the equipment and its integration requirements with existing Olympus lab infrastructure. The acquisition will be conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures, with potential respondents required to submit business information including SAM UEI, company details, GSA schedules, and company type. Interested parties must submit comments electronically to Kimala Winfield or Malinda Dehner at NIH by May 12, 2025.
The pre-solicitation notice indicates no specific set-aside for this procurement, with the NAICS code 334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The contract involves a trade-in of an existing Olympus VS120 Scanner, with the equipment list including multiple components such as a slide scanner unit, various objectives, slide trays, an oil dispenser system, lens cleaning materials, a clean bench, and an air compressor. While no specific award value is detailed, the procurement is being handled through simplified acquisition procedures for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. The equipment will be sourced directly from Evident Scientific in Waltham, MA, with the goal of supporting the Clinical Center's laboratory testing and research capabilities. Potential vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be considered for this opportunity.
Notice text
This is a Notice of Intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center (CC), Department of Laboratory Medicine (DLM) intends to award a firm-fixed priced purchase order to EVIDENT SCIENTIFIC, Inc., Waltham MA, 02453 on a sole source basis to procure the Olympus SLIDEVIEW VS200 Digital Scanner +Autoloader with trade-in of the current VS120 Scanner within the Clinical Center. This equipment is a high-resolution whole slide imaging system capable of brightfield, fluorescence, and darkfield imaging. It is essential for the Department's mission of supporting patient care and research protocols through state-of-the-art laboratory testing. The Olympus VS200 system will significantly enhance digital pathology capabilities, enabling high throughput slide scanning and precise image acquisition that supports both clinical diagnostics and research studies.
Evident Scientific, Inc. is the sole authorized provider of the Olympus VS200 system and the only vendor that can facilitate the trade-in of the existing Olympus VS120 scanner as part of the acquisition. Due to the proprietary nature of the equipment and software, as well as the requirement for integration with current Olympus lab infrastructure, no other sources are capable of meeting the Government’s technical and performance requirements without substantial duplication of cost and unacceptable delays. The equipment list including quantities are attached to this notice and titled: Attachment 1 - List of Equipment.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this procurement 334516.
This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.
Each response should include the following Business Information:
a. SAM UEI.
b. Company Name, address, POC, Phone and Email address
c. Current GSA Schedules or NAICS codes appropriate to this Award.
d. Type of Company (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, hubZone, veteran owned, etc.) as validated in System For Award Management (SAM). All offerors must register on the SAM located at http://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1
e. Capability Statement
Comments to this announcement may be submitted to the Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention of Kimala Winfield, kimala.winfield@nih.gov or Malinda Dehner, dehnerm@cc.nih.gov by the due date and time marked in this notice.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Attachemnt 1 - List of Equipment.docx | DOCX document |
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