# SAM #80NSSC27948767Q

NASA capability notice for ZYAGEN custom mouse-brain histology and sectioning services

**Buyer:** NASA Shared Services Center
**Posted:** November 04, 2026
**Respond By:** November 09, 2026
**Identifier:** 80NSSC27948767Q
**NAICS:** 541714, 621511

NASA is assessing whether to compete a sole-source custom histology service for mouse-brain research samples.
- **Buyer and location:** NASA Shared Services Center (NASA/NSSC), for NASA’s Space Biosciences Project at NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California.
- **Service sought:** Cryosectioning of mouse brain tissue into 15-micron sections from the prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, and substantia nigra. Work includes planning and preliminary tests, embedding, collecting sections on slides, and shipping them to Principal Investigator Dr. Joshua Alwood.
  - Disposable embedding molds, tissue and slide storage boxes, and OCT compound are included.
- **Named provider:** NASA intends a sole-source award to ZYAGEN, which the notice identifies as the sole provider. Capability statements are requested to assess whether the procurement should be competed; quotes will not be reviewed or evaluated.
- **Delivery timing:** Slides are due within 90 days after receipt of order. Timing may slip by one week or more depending on confirmation of the sample shipment date.
- **Unspecified details:** The notice does not provide quantities, part numbers, or an estimated contract value.

### Description

<p>PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS FOR DETAILS.</p>

<p><strong>QUOTES WILL NOT BE REVIEWED OR ACCEPTED. IF YOU FEEL YOUR COMPANY CAN PROVIDE THIS SERVICE, SUBMIT A CAPABILITY STATEMENT.&nbsp;</strong></p>

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