NCSS - Bioruptor Pico Sonication Device

The National Institutes of Health, Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions, is soliciting quotations for one Bioruptor Pico Sonication System with starter maintenance pack and consumables, with responses due November 10, 2026. The procurement is a non-competitive Notice of Intent to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Hologic Sales and Services, LLC (Hologic Diagenode), 400 Morris Ave, Suite 101, Denville, NJ 07834. The Set Aside line reads "No Set-Aside Used," and all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation for agency consideration.

The acquisition proceeds as a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items under FAR 12.603, with additional authority cited to 41 U.S.C. 1901 and FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii). The agency states the value is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The NHLBI Systems Biology Center requires the equipment to maintain experimental consistency for chromatin immunoprecipitation coupled with next-generation sequencing (ChIP-seq) studies. Line items are a Bioruptor Pico with Essential Maintenance Starter Pack (B01080011, 1 unit), a tube holder and dock for 1.5 mL tubes (B01201140, 1 unit), 0.65 mL microtubes (C30010011, pack of 50), 1.5 mL microtubes with caps (C30010016, pack of 50), and shipping and handling (G10010017, 1 lot). Delivery is due within 60 calendar days after receipt of order to Building 10, Room 6S257, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Quotations must include unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery timeframe and terms, prompt payment discount terms, F.O.B. point, product or catalog numbers, product descriptions, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and business size certification. All offerors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management. Responses go electronically to nicholas.capobianco@nih.gov.

The requirement is classified under NAICS 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a 1,000-employee size standard, and PSC 6640, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies.