SAM #26-006764

Sole Source Service Agreement for Life Technologies QuantStudio 6 Pro and 3500xL Sequencer

This notice announces the NIH Clinical Center's intent to award a sole source service agreement for laboratory equipment. - Agency: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (NIHCC), Department of Transfusion Medicine, Laboratory Services Section Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Lab - Sole source procurement for maintenance and service agreement - Instruments covered: QuantStudio 6 Pro and 3500xL Sequencer - OEM: Life Technologies Corporation - Only Life Technologies is qualified to provide maintenance - Using other vendors would void warranties and risk patient test results - Procurement type: Firm fixed price purchase order under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures - No other vendors considered; no product quantities or part numbers specified - Requirement is strictly for OEM maintenance and service

Period of Performance: - Not specified in the notice

Commercial Opportunity: - Sole source; no competition - Only Life Technologies Corporation can fulfill the requirement

Technical Details: - Service agreement covers two specific laboratory instruments - Maintenance must be performed by OEM to ensure warranty and test accuracy

Description

The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (NIHCC), DTM, Lab. Svcs. Section Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Lab requires a service agreement with Life Technologies for the QuantStudio 6 Pro and the 3500xL Sequencer.

•             Product Service Code: 6515 – Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies

•             NAICS Code: 339112 – Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing

•             Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892 USA

POTS: 26-006764

Description:

This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation.  A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a fixed price purchase order to Life Technologies Corporation, located at 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA 92008 on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide the service agreement to the National Institutes of Health.

The proposed vendor, Life Technologies Corporation, is the manufacturer of these instruments and is the only company qualified to perform maintenance and service for their instruments. If maintained by any other vendor, it would invalidate the warranty and Life Technologies would not be held responsible or liable for the instrument functionality nor for the patient test results which may not be accurate.

This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.  Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.

Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the NIH, Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, to the attention of Kristin Nagashima, Contract Specialist via email to Kristin.nagashima@nih.gov by August 27, 2026 at 12pm EST.

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