NOI to Sole Source to Qiagen for maintenance and service contract

The National Institutes of Health Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations is seeking a preventative maintenance and service contract for proprietary laboratory instruments currently in operation at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The agency intends to award a sole source contract to QIAGEN (Qiagen LLC), the exclusive manufacturer and authorized service provider of the specified instrumentation, based on the proprietary nature of the equipment that precludes other vendors from providing authorized maintenance services. The procurement is classified under Product Service Code J066 (Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment) and NAICS Code 811218 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance). The acquisition will be conducted using FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, which exempts it from standard federal competition requirements. Interested parties or potential alternate providers may submit comments or indicate their capabilities by March 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST to the Contract Specialist, Huda Malik, at huda.malik@nih.gov, with the government retaining sole discretion to determine whether to proceed with the sole source award based on responses received.

This pre-solicitation notice contains no set-aside designation, and QIAGEN is identified as both the incumbent and proposed contractor for this maintenance services contract. The contract will cover four specific instruments: QIAcuity One 5plex Instrument (Serial Number 803), QIAgility (Serial Number 74), QIAgility (Serial Number 66), and QIAsymphony SP (Serial Number 14369). The notice does not specify an explicit award value or budget range, though the procurement is structured as a fixed price purchase order. The government has not disclosed the contract duration or service timeline details in this pre-solicitation notice. QIAGEN's location at 19300 Germantown Road, Germantown, Maryland 20874 places the contractor in close proximity to the NIH Clinical Center, potentially facilitating efficient service delivery for the four instruments requiring maintenance.