LSM990 Confocal Airscan2 System

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
75N98026R00119
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The National Institutes of Health, Office of the Director is conducting a market survey to identify qualified small businesses capable of providing a new or equivalent Carl Zeiss Microscopy LSM990 Confocal Airscan2 System, with capability statements due July 16, 2026. This is a total small business set-aside procurement.

The system will replace end-of-life imaging infrastructure and support advanced live and super-resolution microscopy at NIH's Bethesda, Maryland campus. The high-resolution laser scanning confocal microscope must deliver research-grade inverted platform capabilities with spectral laser scanning, detector-array-based super-resolution imaging, and high-sensitivity GaAsP detectors. Required excitation wavelengths are 405 nm, 488 nm, 561 nm, and 639 nm. The system shall include research-grade objectives (10x, 20x, 40x oil immersion, and 63x oil immersion), motorized XY stage with high positional accuracy, piezo-driven Z-focusing, environmental control with heated specimen chamber and CO2 compatibility, and automated image acquisition supporting time-lapse, Z-stack, tile scanning and stitching, and spectral unmixing. Deliverables include a high-performance computer workstation with multi-core processor, professional GPU, ECC memory, RAID storage, current Microsoft Windows operating system, 4K display, air-damped vibration isolation table, all controllers and cabling, complete installation, optical alignment, calibration, software installation, system verification, and on-site operational training covering system operation, image acquisition workflows, software operation, and maintenance.

The procurement is classified under NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1000 employees. Responses must include a detailed capability statement, descriptive literature, delivery timeframe, and warranty information demonstrating the firm's experience and capability to fulfill all requirements. Respondents must identify their firm size and business type (8(a), small disadvantaged, woman-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, or HUBZone small business). This is structured as a Firm Fixed-Price Purchase Order with Net 30 payment terms following Government acceptance.

Notice text

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director (OD) is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, including 8(a) small businesses, small, disadvantaged businesses, woman-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or HUBZone small businesses capable of providing a new Brand name or equal to Carl Zeiss Microscopy’s LSM990 Confocal Airscan2 System.
The High-Resolution Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope System is to Replace End-of-Life Imaging Infrastructure and Support Advanced Live and Super-Resolution Microscopy
Interested firms with the capability of providing all the required items shall submit a capability statement to assist the Government in determining in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation 19.104-1.
The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code 334516 with a size standard of 1000e. All respondents are required to identify their firm’s size and type of business. Interested firms responding to this market survey must provide (a) capability statement demonstrating their experience, skills and capability to fulfill the Government’s requirements for the above. The capability statement shall be in sufficient enough details so that the Government can determine the experience and capability of your firm to provide the items and services in this posting/notice. Offers must also be accompanied by descriptive literature, delivery timeframe, warranties and other information that demonstrates that the offer meets all the foregoing requirements. Capability statements must include the name and telephone number, and email address of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to the market survey that do not provide sufficient information for evaluation will be considered non-responsive. A copy of the capability statement must be received via email to robinsti@mail.nih.gov Attn: Tina Robinson prior to 10:00 am eastern standard time on July 16, 2026. Capability statement must reference solicitation# 75N98026R00119. Submission by email must also reference solicitation # 75N98026R00119 on the subject line of the email. Any questions must be sent via email to robinsti@mail.nih.gov and must include solicitation# 75N98026R00119 on the subject line of email. Capability statements, etc will not be returned to firm/sender. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for information solicited.

Files

File Type Posted
Microscope STATEMENT OF NEED.pdf PDF

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