Opportunity
SAM #75N98027Q00061
NIH seeks one NVision POLARIS Preclinical PHIP system and filter box
Buyer
NIH Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations
Posted
November 04, 2026
Respond By
November 18, 2026
Identifier
75N98027Q00061
NAICS
334516, 339112, 423490
The National Institutes of Health is seeking one preclinical PHIP system to support molecular imaging research. - Government buyer: National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions; contact: Nicholas Capobianco. - OEM: NVision is the named manufacturer of the POLARIS system; the solicitation also permits an equal product. - Products: One POLARIS Preclinical system (or equal) and one filter box. No part numbers are provided. - The system must polarize first-position ¹³C-pyruvate and provide greater than 15% polarization ready for injection. Specified dose options include 0.8 mL at 80 mM and 2 mL at 80 mM; a 1 mL at 160 mM option is under development. - Target dose production time is 3 minutes, with a 20-minute interval between doses. The system must include integrated fluidic control and automated cleaning and meet applicable U.S. and EU laboratory-equipment regulations. - The filter box is required for sites without a point vent. - Included services and delivery: On-site installation and commissioning, initial on-site training of up to three days, two years of preventive maintenance and service, and professional packaging, handling, and delivery to the destination. - Schedule and support: Delivery is required within five months after order receipt; installation, commissioning, and initial training are due within six months after order receipt or sooner. The two-year warranty and annual preventive maintenance begin after Government acceptance of completed installation and commissioning.
Description
(i)This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordancewith FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in thisnotice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are beingrequested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.(ii)The solicitation number is 75N98027Q00061. This solicitation is issued as a competitivecombined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services (BrandName or Equal in accordance with FAR 52.211-6). The Government intends to award acontract or purchase order resulting from this solicitation using full and open competition.This acquisition is conducted under the authority of FAR 12.603, Streamlined Solicitationfor Commercial Products or Commercial Services (and FAR Subpart 13.5, as applicable).The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions, seeksto award a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Purchase Order/Contract in U.S. Dollars (USD) to theresponsible offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government.(iii)The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effectthrough Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01 and effective date 03/13/2026.(iv)The associated NAICS code is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory InstrumentManufacturing), and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees.¿This requirement is unrestricted.