Reagents and consumables for Roche immunostainers

The NIH Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations seeks reagents and consumables for Roche immunostainers through a firm fixed-price IDIQ, with questions due November 4, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. EDT and responses due November 16, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. EDT. The procurement carries no set-aside, and the NAICS code is 325413 with a 1,250-employee size standard. The PSC is 6640.

Place of performance is Bethesda, Maryland 20892, and the contracting office is located at 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20817. The attachment identifies the Laboratory of Pathology at the Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, as the using organization. The period of performance is five years, December 1, 2026 through November 30, 2031, consisting of a base year and four option years. The contract carries a minimum of $20,000 and a maximum ceiling of $1,500,000.

Requirements include proprietary Roche reagents and kits compatible with government-owned Roche Ventana Benchmark Ultra and Ultra Plus immunostainers, supporting immunohistochemical and in-situ hybridization testing. The contractor must ship overnight with expiration dates exceeding 12 months, deliver at no cost except for expedited shipments, replace defective reagents at no cost, deliver software upgrades within one month of release, and provide scientist and engineer consultation at no charge.

Evaluation uses a best-value tradeoff considering technical capability and equipment compatibility, delivery, and price. Pricing submissions must include unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery timeframe, F.O.B. point, product or catalog numbers, and product descriptions. Respondents must be registered in SAM and provide a Unique Entity Identifier and Taxpayer Identification Number. Responses are submitted electronically to Luz.Casey@nih.gov.