Preventive Maintenance Services

The National Institutes of Health Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations intends to sole source a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order for preventive maintenance services on a BD FACSLyric Flow Cytometer and BD Universal Loader laboratory equipment. The contract requires the selected contractor to provide comprehensive on-site and emergency maintenance support in accordance with Original Equipment Manufacturer standard commercial practices, including labor, materials, and all related equipment necessary for service delivery. Services must be available during standard business hours (8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday-Friday) and extended hours (5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. EST, Monday-Friday) for unresolved issues, with remote support available for software updates. Although this is a sole source procurement, NIH is accepting written capability statements from eligible small business entities, including 8(a), service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, small disadvantaged, veteran-owned, and women-owned small business concerns, and reserves the right to compete the award based on submitted responses. The critical deadline for submission is 10:00 a.m. EST on Friday, April 10, 2026, with responses directed to hairstonr@od.nih.gov, and an award is anticipated approximately ten days after the notice date.

This procurement includes no set-aside designation and identifies Becton Dickinson (UEI: MM5ZHL8SRFY5) as the current incumbent contractor. The contract establishes a base performance period from June 10, 2026 through June 9, 2027 with annual quarterly payments, followed by two consecutive one-year option periods (Option Year 1: June 10, 2027 - June 9, 2028; Option Year 2: June 10, 2028 - June 9, 2029), each with annual quarterly payments. The specific equipment covered includes one BD FACSLyric Flow Cytometer with a 3-laser configuration (Serial # Z662381000013) and one BD Universal Loader (Serial # Z662462000126). While the exact award value is not disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice, the pricing structure comprises all-inclusive maintenance costs covering labor, materials, and travel expenses consolidated into a single annual or quarterly payment mechanism across the three-year potential contract period.