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 with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
(ii)The solicitation number is 75N98027Q00056. This solicitation is issued as a Notice of Intent (NOI) for a non-competitive combined synopsis/solicitation to award a contract or purchase order without providing for full and open competition.
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of FAR 12.603, Streamlined Solicitation for Commercial Products or Commercial Services, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Additional authority includes 41 U.S.C. 1901 and FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii).
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions, intends to negotiate and award a Firm-Fixed Price award on a non-competitive basis to BD Biosciences. 155 North McCarthy Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 to acquire Priority Care Service Agreement for Priority Care Service contract for FACSDiscover S8 BRVYGUV Sr NO: R66515800052 spectral cell sorter.
(iii)The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular, FAC 2026-01, March 2026.
The contractor must provide a Priority Care service contract covering the BD FACSDiscover S8 BRVYGUV spectral cell sorter and one workstation (excluding printers), including travel, parts, and labor. Services include unlimited service visits Monday through Friday (excluding BD holidays), a 2-business-day guaranteed response for emergency service, onsite service Monday through Friday 8AM-5PM local time, one preventive maintenance visit per 12-month period with the required PM kit, software revisions updated at the time of a PM visit, unlimited telephone support for instruments, reagents and applications, and BD Research Cloud. Work outside working hours requires pre-approval and is billed at overtime rates. Workstation printers and BioSafety Cabinet are not covered.
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Source: SAM.gov (notice 455c7bb9f79e424cba3d8f09862fa2a8), retrieved via the SAM.gov Get Opportunities API. View the official posting, and always confirm requirements and deadlines with the issuing agency.