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PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE – Notice of Intent to Sole Source 1. SOLICITATION NUMBER: 75N98026Q00229 2. TITLE: Preventative Maintenance and Service Agreement for the Zeiss Axio Scan.Z7 3. RESPONSE DATE: April 30, 2026, at 1:00 P.M. EDT 4. PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT: John Johnson johnsonjr@mail.nih.gov 667-312-5580 INTRODUCTION: THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE NOTICE OF INTENT SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition to Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC. The purpose of this acquisition will be to provide the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) a service maintenance agreement for their Zeiss Axio Scan.Z7 it is utilized routinely by the NIMH Systems Neuroscience Imaging Resource (SNIR) users and requires routine preventative maintenance. 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 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. IV. STATUTORY AUTHORITY 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). V. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: A. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES: The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition to Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC. The purpose of this acquisition will be to provide the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) a service maintenance agreement for their Zeiss Axio Scan.Z7 it is utilized routinely by the NIMH Systems Neuroscience Imaging Resource (SNIR) users and requires routine preventative maintenance. . . B. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: NIMH anticipates a fixed price purchase order. The estimated period of performance shall be as follows: 8/16/26-8/15/27 with the option to exercise 3 additional option periods: 8/16/27-8/15/28 8/16/28-8/15/29 8/16/29-8/15/30 C. PROJECT REQUIREMENTS: The Contractor shall provide the NIMH with maintenance and repair support for the following: Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC: Axioscan 7 - SN 4661000613 The Zeiss Axio Scan.Z7 provides SNIR users the ability to image complete sections from large numbers of slides using up to eight different fluorescent probes including ones in the near infrared range, which is highly desirable in multiplex labeling, especially when loading at multiple RNA species. This microscope system was purchased in 2024 and is utilized rout…

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