Leica EM GP2 Automatic Plunge Freezer for Cryo-Ele

The National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute seeks procurement of a Leica EM GP2 Automatic Plunge Freezer for Cryo-Electron Tomography research, with proposals due September 4, 2026. The procurement is a sole-source, non-competitive action restricted to this single brand-name item under FAR Part 13 simplified acquisition procedures.

Place of performance is with the Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Imaging. The system must provide automated single-sided blotting, temperature and humidity-controlled sample chamber, controlled secondary cryogen temperature, and reproducible control of blotting and plunge-freezing parameters to prepare high-quality vitrified specimens of isolated plasma membranes while minimizing mechanical disturbance, sample damage, and experimental variability. Market research determined that the Leica EM GP2 is the only commercially available product meeting the complete combination of required capabilities. The NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing; PSC is 6640, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. The contract period runs September 28, 2026 through September 27, 2027.

Offeror submissions must include unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery period, prompt payment discount terms, FOB point, DUNS number, Taxpayer Identification Number, and business size certification. All offerors must maintain active registration in SAM.gov. The Contracting Officer is Roxane Burkett, roxane.burkett@nih.gov.