NOI to Sole Source to BD Biosciences for maintenance service
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- NOI-OD-26-003478
- 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
- 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine, is seeking to procure one-year on-site maintenance services for BD FACSCanto II and FACSLoader flow cytometry instruments through a sole-source procurement from Becton Dickinson Company. This pre-solicitation notice was posted on April 15, 2026, with a due date of April 21, 2026, providing stakeholders a brief window to submit comments or questions regarding the proposed sole-source justification. The maintenance contract will cover comprehensive service including two preventive maintenance inspections annually, 24-hour guaranteed emergency response Monday through Friday, software revisions, unlimited service visits five days per week, and unlimited telephone support for instruments and applications. The sole-source procurement is justified based on Becton Dickinson being the manufacturer and sole provider of maintenance services capable of maintaining these validated diagnostic instruments critical for patient care at the Clinical Center. Market research confirmed no alternative vendors can provide equivalent service, making this procurement necessary to ensure continuity of validated laboratory operations for hematologic diagnostics.
This procurement carries no set-aside designations and represents a sole-source award to the incumbent vendor, Becton Dickinson Company, located at 155 North McCarthy Boulevard, Milpitas, California. The total contract value is $25,617.60 for the one-year service period covering two instruments: the BD FACSCanto II Flow Cytometry Cell Analyzer (Serial #V96100699) and attached FACSLoader (Serial #F06500302). The service agreement encompasses labor, travel expenses, and parts for both instruments, excluding consumable items and printers, ensuring that the Clinical Center maintains uninterrupted diagnostic capabilities for hematologic testing and monitoring of neoplasms. This procurement falls under NAICS 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing) and PSC category J066 (Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment), reflecting the specialized nature of biomedical equipment maintenance services.
Notice text
The Department of Laboratory Medicine’s Hematology Service performs Flow Cytometric Immunophenotyping as an indispensable tool for the diagnosis, classification, staging and monitoring of hematologic neoplasms in addition to evaluating residual disease after patients have undergone treatment pertaining to their protocol. The purpose of this procurement is to purchase a one-year On-site service contract agreement for the BD FACSCanto II (Serial#: V96100699) and FACSLoader (Serial#: F06500302) instruments.
Scope of Work:
The Company, BD, in accordance with the written contract,
- Maintains the prices quoted firm for the period of the quotation
- Provides standard warranty as outlined in the quote.
This is a sole-source request in accordance with FAR 13.103-1 and 6.302-1. The request is based on the need to procure maintenance services for a BD FACSCanto II Flow Cytometry Cell Analyzer, attached FACSLoader instrument with one computer station.
The Clinical Center (CC), Department of Laboratory Medicine (DLM), plans to procure maintenance services for a BD FACSCanto II Flow Cytometry Cell Analyzer, attached FACSLoader instrument with one computer workstation on a sole source basis from Becton Dickinson Company, 155 North McCarthy Boulevard Milpitas, California 95035.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Memo-BD FACSCanto II Service Agreement 2026.docx | DOCX document |
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