Notice of Intent: Leica CM3050 S Cryostat

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
75N98026Q00907
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

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, National Eye Institute, intends to award a sole-source firm-fixed-price purchase order to Leica Microsystems Inc. for a Leica CM3050 S Cryostat system, with responses due August 3, 2026. The procurement is issued under FAR Part 6.302-1 noncompetitive authority; however, small businesses including 8(a) firms, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, and women-owned small businesses may submit written capability statements demonstrating ability to perform, and the government reserves sole discretion to compete the award based on submitted responses.

The equipment configuration includes PreConfig, Moto, Vac, SpecTempCtrl 2nd Compressor, 120V/60Hz power specifications, U.S. 15 AMP power cord, delivery, installation and placement, and standard manufacturer startup verification. The cryostat will support advanced frozen-section research applications including rapidly frozen OCT-embedded specimens, scaffold-supported retinal pigment epithelium preparations, monolayer cultures on permeable supports, sucrose-processed samples, frozen cell pellets, embryo serial sections, ocular tissues from multiple species, engineered multilayer tissues, organoid preparations, and tissue preparation for downstream microscopy applications.

Award is anticipated approximately ten days after the notice date unless the government determines another vendor can meet the requirement. Small business capability statements must be emailed to david.shen@nih.gov by 5:00 p.m. EDT on August 3, 2026. Contract number is 75N98026Q00907.

Notice text

Attachment: Notice of Intent

Files

File Type Posted
Notice of Intent.pdf PDF

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