Department of Health and Human ServicesIssuing agency·Maryland·via the SAM.gov Get Opportunities API(i)This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance withFAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Thisannouncement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested, and a separatewritten solicitation will not be issued.
(ii)The solicitation number is 75N98027Q00062. This solicitation is issued as a Request forQuotation (RFQ). This acquisition is being conducted on a "brand name or equal" basis inaccordance with FAR 11.104 and the provision at FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal.Offerors proposing an "equal" product must clearly identify the item by brand name (if any),make, and model number, and must provide sufficient descriptive literature and technicaldocumentation to demonstrate that the proposed product meets all salient physical, functional,and performance characteristics listed in Section (v) of this solicitation. Offers of "equal"products that fail to clearly identify the product or that fail to demonstrate compliance with thesalient characteristics may be rejected as non-responsive.
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of FAR 12.603, Streamlined Solicitation forCommercial Products or Commercial Services, and is not expected to exceed the simplifiedacquisition threshold.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions, seeks toaward a firm fixed-price to the responsible offeror whose proposal represents the best value tothe Government.
(iii)The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular March 2026.
The contractor shall furnish all necessary services, qualified personnel, material, equipment, and facilities to perform preventive maintenance and emergency repair for the Leica SP8 Confocal/Multiphoton microscope. Preventive maintenance includes at least one inspection per agreement year, priority on-site service support, and technical phone/email/Web support. Emergency repair service is unlimited during the contract term, provided between 8 am and 5 pm Monday through Friday excluding weekends and federal holidays. The contractor must provide all replacement parts (except consumables) at no additional cost, and service must be performed by a manufacturer-trained Field Service representative using OEM certified parts. The work is performed at the National Institute of Health/NIMH, 49 Convent Drive, Building 49, Room 3A07, Bethesda, MD 20852.
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Source: SAM.gov (notice 17d10b8434ab4ee1b9ab33b78f3fee56), retrieved via the SAM.gov Get Opportunities API. View the official posting, and always confirm requirements and deadlines with the issuing agency.