Thorlabs Veneto Inverted Microscope for Fluorescen

The National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute seeks a Thorlabs Veneto Inverted Microscope for Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy, with responses due September 4, 2026. This is a simplified acquisition under FAR Part 13 conducted as a single-source, non-competitive procurement, foreclosing competitive bidding.

The procurement is based on market research demonstrating that the Thorlabs Veneto is the only platform capable of meeting NHLBI's complete requirements. The Laboratory of Advanced Microscopy and Biophotonics requires the microscope system to integrate with existing optoelectronics including femtosecond infrared and picosecond visible laser sources, Becker & Hickl time-correlated single-photon-counting detectors, and other optical components. The system must provide modular and customizable optical pathways, external hardware integration capability, software-integrated data acquisition for lock-in amplifier signals, and support for confocal, widefield, and multiphoton imaging modalities. The NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, and the PSC is 6650, Optical Instruments, Test Equipment, Components and Accessories.

The period of performance is September 28, 2026 through September 27, 2027. Responses must include unit price, list price, shipping costs, delivery period, prompt payment discount terms, FOB point, DUNS number, TIN, and business size certification. All offerors must maintain active registration in SAM.gov. Responses are submitted via email to Contracting Officer Roxane Burkett at roxane.burkett@nih.gov.