NOI - Maintenance and Service Agreement for Thermo
Open Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 75N98027Q00023
- Agency
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Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institutes of Health, Office of the Director, intends to award a one-year firm-fixed-price purchase order for maintenance and service of a ThermoFisher Scientific Talos L120C Transmission Electron Microscope on a non-competitive basis to ThermoFisher Scientific (FEI Company), with responses due November 5, 2026. This is a sole-source procurement under FAR 12.603 and FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii); ThermoFisher is the original equipment manufacturer and the only source able to provide factory-trained authorized service engineers, proprietary diagnostic and control software, firmware, and OEM-specification parts required to maintain the instrument within manufacturer specifications.
Place of performance is Building 10, Clinical Research Center, Room B2-3701, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland. The contract period runs from November 9, 2026, through November 8, 2027. The NAICS code is 811210, Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a $34 million small business size standard; this requirement is not set aside for small business. The PSC code is J066, Maint/Repair/Rebuild Of Equipment—Instruments and Laboratory Equipment.
Deliverables include one scheduled on-site preventive maintenance visit per contract year during normal business hours (8:00 AM–5:00 PM, Monday–Friday, excluding federal holidays), corrective repair services with all parts and labor included, remote diagnostic and telephone support during normal business hours, installation of manufacturer-released software updates, and all replacement parts to restore covered subsystems to manufacturer specifications. PM consumables include filaments, condenser and objective apertures, electron-gun seals, specimen holder o-rings, turbo pump oil, and vacuum pump filters. The contractor must assign factory-trained authorized service technicians, submit written service reports after each on-site visit, and comply with NIH campus access and security requirements. All offerors must be actively registered in SAM and provide product/catalog numbers, product descriptions, pricing, delivery timeframe, and shipping and handling costs. The point of contact is Nicholas Capobianco, Contracting Specialist, nicholas.capobianco@nih.gov.
Notice text
(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance
with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included
in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being
requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
(ii) The solicitation number is 75N98027Q00023. This solicitation is issued as a Notice of
Intent (NOI) for a non-competitive combined synopsis/solicitation to award a contract or
purchase order without providing for full and open competition (including brand-name, if
applicable).
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of FAR 12.603, Streamlined Solicitation
for Commercial Products or Commercial Services, and is not expected to exceed the
simplified acquisition threshold. Additional authority includes 41 U.S.C. 1901 and FAR
6.302-3(a)(2)(ii).
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions,
intends to negotiate and award a firm-fixed-price purchase order on a non-competitive
basis to ThermoFisher Scientific (FEI Company) for a one-year maintenance and service
agreement covering one (1) ThermoFisher Scientific Talos L120C Transmission Electron
Microscope. ThermoFisher Scientific is the original equipment manufacturer of the
instrument and is the only source able to provide factory-trained, authorized service
engineers, proprietary diagnostic and control software, firmware, and OEM-specification
parts required to maintain the instrument within manufacturer specifications.
(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect
through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01, effective 03/13/2026.
(iv) The associated NAICS code is 811210, Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair
and Maintenance, and the small business size standard is $34 million. This requirement is
not set aside for small business.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Sol_75N98027Q00023.pdf |
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