Fibroscan Annual Service Contract

The National Institutes of Health seeks a service agreement for annual maintenance, calibration, and repair of a FibroScan 430 Mini+ system at the Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, with proposals due July 25. This is an 8(a) sole-source procurement with no competition permitted outside the 8(a) pool.

Place of performance is Bethesda, Maryland. The FibroScan 430 Mini+ measures liver stiffness for clinical patient care through the hepatology consult service and for clinical research conducted by the Liver Diseases Branch, as well as collaborative studies with the Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Obesity Branch and other Institute Centers. The service agreement must ensure continued operation, proper calibration, and reliable performance of the existing system. The requirement explicitly mandates that maintenance, calibration, and repair be performed in accordance with manufacturer specifications. The instrument utilizes vibration-controlled transient elastography and requires probe calibration to maintain measurement accuracy; services performed outside required specifications risk producing invalid or inconsistent results that would compromise both clinical care and research protocols. Only the manufacturer can meet this requirement, as maintenance and calibration require proprietary knowledge, tools, and procedures specific to the FibroScan system. Use of non-authorized service providers could result in improper calibration, equipment malfunction, or loss of data integrity. The NAICS code is 811210, Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance; the PSC code is J066, Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment—Instruments and Laboratory Equipment. A sole-source justification document and statement of work are attached.