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PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Solicitation Number: PCA-NIEHS-00125 Title: Service and Maintenance of Flow Cytometers Response Date: April 20, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. EST Primary Point of Contact: Elaine Estrella, Contract Specialist - elaine.estrella@nih.gov Brian Lind, Contract Specialist - brian.lind@nih.gov INTRODUCTION: The National Institute on Environmental Health and Safety (NIEHS), a part of the National Institute of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate and award a sole-source contract to Becton Dickinson (BD) Biosciences. This contract is for the continued service and maintenance of critical, government-owned flow cytometer instruments located at the NIEHS laboratories in Research Triangle Park (Durham), North Carolina. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE and SET ASIDE STATUS NAICS Code: 811210 - Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance with a business size standard classification of $34M. This acquisition is NOT set aside for small business. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will includeall applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-07 dated 08-29-2024 This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13.5 - Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items and FAR subpart 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items at an amount exceeding the SAT and not exceeding $7 million. STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the FAR Subpart 13.5—Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items and the statutory authority of [specify the applicable authority: (1) FAR 6.302-1—Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements 41 U.S.C. 3304 (a)(1). DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: PURPOSE This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the FAR Subpart 13.5—Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items and the statutory authority of [specify the applicable authority: (1) FAR 6.302-1—Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements 41 U.S.C. 3304 (a)(1). OBJECTIVES These instruments are essential to the NIEHS mission of researching environmental effects on human health. The required services will ensure the operational readiness and data integrity of the following equipment: • Qty 1 - Fortressa (no lasers), S/N: R647800L6084 • Qty 1 - High Throughput Sampler, S/N: U030100073 • Qty 2 - S6 (no lasers), S/N: R66293700049 and R66293700115 The Contractor shall provide all necessary services, qualified personnel, materials, and equipment to perform comprehensive maintenance and repair. The Contractor must be an authorized OEM service provider. Key requirements include: • Personnel: All services must be performed by OEM-certified and factory-trained field service engineers experienced wi…

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