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 75N98027Q00055. 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 Contract for the BD Fortessa Flow Cytometer Analyzer
(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 Priority Care Service for a Fortessa Flow cytometer analyzer (serial# H17700018) and associated components including a High Throughput Sampler, CUBE 640-40 Red Laser, COMP 405-100 Violet Laser, SAPPHIRE 488-100 LP Blue Laser, and SAPP 561-100 Lt Yellow Laser. Service covers all costs of on-site repair service, including emergency repair, parts, labor, travel, telephone support for troubleshooting. The contractor must provide 2 preventative maintenance visits per year, perform emergency calls within 48 hours of notification, and provide a completion service report. Service is to be performed by a factory trained field service representative between normal business hours of 8am – 5pm, Monday through Friday. The contractor invoices the government quarterly in arrears. The service will be provided at the sections of the FACS core facilities distributed throughout the NHLBI DIR laboratories in Bethesda, MD.
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Source: SAM.gov (notice d15fae870c1042c1a1856cf132e204a1), retrieved via the SAM.gov Get Opportunities API. View the official posting, and always confirm requirements and deadlines with the issuing agency.