Visium HD, Human Transcriptome, 6. 5mm, 4rxn

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), part of the National Institutes of Health, is procuring 4 Visium HD Human Transcriptome 6.5mm 4rxn test kits for in vitro diagnostic purposes. This commercial item procurement falls under NAICS code 325414 for Biological Product Manufacturing and PSC code 6550 for in vitro diagnostic substances, reagents, test kits and sets. The solicitation seeks proposals for a one-year contract running from September 30, 2025 to September 29, 2026, with delivery required by March 31, 2026 to Building 10 at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. The contract will be awarded based on evaluation factors including technical requirements, price, and past performance, with non-price factors weighted more heavily than cost. The proposal submission deadline is September 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST, with offers to be submitted electronically to Contracting Officer Kelly Robinson at Kelly.Robinson@nih.gov.

This procurement is designated as a total small business set-aside, restricting competition to small businesses with 1,250 employees or fewer under the applicable size standard. The solicitation documents do not identify any incumbent contractors or provide specific budget ranges for the anticipated award value. The contract will procure exactly 4 units of the specialized Visium HD test kits, which are laboratory equipment items used for human transcriptome analysis. Performance will occur in Washington, DC area, and the procurement is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation Parts 12 and 13 for commercial items and simplified acquisitions. The contracting office is located in Bethesda, Maryland, with Michael Falzone serving as the primary Contracting Officer and Kelly Robinson handling day-to-day procurement activities.