NOI - Service Contract Attune NxT Flow Cytometer
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 75N98026Q00557
- 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, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute seeks a firm-fixed-price service contract to maintain an Attune NxT Flow Cytometer, with responses due June 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT. This is a non-competitive sole-source procurement under FAR 12.603 and FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii), with award intended for Thermo Fisher Scientific, the instrument manufacturer.
Place of performance is NIH/NHLBI Building 10, Room 5-3233, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland. The instrument is used 15–20 hours per week to characterize circulating immune cells in patients with sepsis, ARDS, acute lung injury, and dengue. The contract period runs June 12, 2026 through June 11, 2027 and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The NAICS code is 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance); the procurement is not set aside for small business, though the small business size standard for this code is $34.0 million.
The service contract shall include Attune NxT AB Assurance coverage with guaranteed 2 business day on-site response for Zones 1 and 2, one planned maintenance visit annually, factory-certified replacement parts and engineer labor with travel, computer and software coverage, Smart Services real-time monitoring, and priority technical support; Attune Auto Sampler ABRC Support covering breakdown repair services, parts, labor, shipping, certification performance tests, and firmware upgrades; and Attune Fluid System Rapid Exchange Plan with priority support and factory-certified replacement unit shipped within 3 business days with shipping included. Quotations must include unit price, list price, shipping and handling, delivery timeframe and terms, prompt payment discounts, F.O.B. point, and product descriptions. Respondents must provide UEI, TIN, business size certification, and maintain active SAM registration.
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 75N98026Q00557. 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 (brand-name).
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 Thermo Fisher Scientific, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA 92008, for a service contract to maintain optimal performance of the Attune NxT Flow Cytometer in support of the Laboratory of Critical Illness Pathogenesis and Therapeutics, Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The Attune NxT was manufactured by Thermo Fisher Scientific, and the comprehensive service warranty and coverage required to maintain the instrument are unique to Thermo Fisher Scientific.
(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 3/2026.
(iv) The associated NAICS code is 811210 ¿ Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, and the small business size standard is $34.0 million. This requirement is not set aside for small business.
Files
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| Sol_75N98026Q00557.pdf |
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