Quantom Tx Microbial Cell Counter Basic Package with consumables

The National Institutes of Health National Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) intends to solicit a Quantom Tx Microbial Cell Counter Basic Package with consumables, with capability statements from small businesses due September 16, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. EST. The Sources Sought notice explicitly targets 8(a) firms, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Woman-Owned Small Businesses, HUBZone small businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses to assess set-aside feasibility.

NIEHS requires the system to modernize bacterial cell quantification capabilities, replacing colony-forming unit plating, optical density measurements, and manual hemocytometer counting with rapid, automated fluorescence-based imaging for microbial enumeration. Results are delivered within minutes while improving consistency, reproducibility, and laboratory efficiency. The acquisition includes the basic package, consumables, training, and warranty support as a one-time, firm-fixed price supply contract. Performance will occur at NIEHS in Bethesda, Maryland.

Interested small business concerns must submit capability statements not exceeding seven pages to Luz Casey (Luz.Casey@nih.gov) by the September 16 deadline. Statements must include vendor name and address, business size and type, UEI number, point of contact information, and professional qualifications of technical personnel. Following review, pre-solicitation and solicitation notices will be published on GSA eBuy or SAM.gov. The contracting office is located at the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 537-S, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.