Purchase several equipment for constructing a portable microscope system

The National Institutes of Health, Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations, seeks purchase of equipment for constructing a Portable Multiphoton Microscope system for detection of biosensors in living animals, with responses due June 18, 2026, at 9:00 AM Eastern time. This is a non-competitive, sole-source procurement under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, with an estimated value not exceeding $350,000.

The procurement is a Total Small Business set-aside. Place of performance is Brookline, Massachusetts (delivery to 5625 Fishers Lane). The specific equipment required includes one Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting module SPC-130NIXX, one Hybrid photon detector HPM-100-40 with control module DCC-100, one Picosecond Laser BDS-SM-980-FBE with single-mode fiber optic bundle, one Beamsplitter unit with accessories, and one GVD-120PCIE module for laser scanning. All equipment is manufactured by Becker and Hickl GmbH in Germany and is distributed exclusively in the United States by Boston Electronics, justifying the sole-source approach. NAICS code is 423690 (Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers); PSC code is 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies).

Responses must include technical and cost-price proposals, period of performance, UEI, TIN, business size certification, and confirmation of active SAM registration. The Government retains sole discretion to determine whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or conduct competitive procurement based on submitted responses. The point of contact is Staff Scientist Tuan Nguyen at LBQB. Responses should be submitted electronically to Vishnuvajjala Hanumanth Rao at vishnuh@mail.nih.gov.