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PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE – Notice of Intent to Sole Source 1. SOLICITATION NUMBER: PCA-NIAID-02745 2. TITLE: Service and Maintenance of Glacios Microscope and components 3. RESPONSE DATE: April 13, 2026 at 4:00 pm EST. 4. PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT: Elaine Estrella Contract Specialist Elaine.estrella@nih.gov Brian Lind Contract Specialist Brian.lind@nih.gov I. INTRODUCTION: THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME). The National Institute of Health Hospital Laboratory Support Service (NIHHLS) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition to FEI Company. The purpose of this acquisition is to provide the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) with service and maintenance of Glacios microscope (Serial Number 9954819) and its components - Ceta 16M Camera 200 KV (Serial Number 9954819.02) and Falcon 4i 200kV (Serial Number 9954819.03) to perform various microscopy methods. The Glacios microscope and components are heavily used to support all of the NIAID intramural Rocky Mountain Lab (RML) and National Institute of Health (NIH) Labs. The microscope is currently in use by the NIAID Electron Microscopy (EM) Unit at the NIH Bethesda Campus Building 33. II. 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 $34 M. This acquisition is NOT set aside for small businesses. III. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all 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 12 – Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services IV. STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the FAR Part 12: Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services and the statutory authority of 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). V. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: A. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this acquisition is to provide the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) EM Unit with service and maintenance of Glacios microscope (Serial Number 9954819) and its components - Ceta 16M Camera 200 KV (Serial Number 9954819.02) and Falcon 4i 200kV (Serial Number 9954819.03). The goal of the NIAID EM Unit is to conduct and support research to understand, treat and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases, improving human health through scientific innovation. The acquisition of the service and maintenance of the Glacios microscope and its co…

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