SAM #75N98027Q00059

GE Healthcare service coverage for NIH Discovery MI-Digital Ready PET system

NIH is seeking GE Healthcare service coverage for a Discovery MI-Digital Ready PET system and its DQA Imaging Phantom. - Government buyer: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Logistics & Acquisition Operations, for the National Cancer Institute (NCI). - OEM: GE Healthcare, named as the intended sole source. - Service requested: GE Healthcare AssurePoint Standard Service Agreement for PET system 301594DR710 and the DQA Imaging Phantom. - Coverage and support: System and tube coverage for up to 3,000 patients; 30-minute ILINQ response; four-hour on-site response; InSite remote service and technical support; weekday field-engineer support and preventive maintenance; next-day OEM repair parts; software and quality updates; iCenter software; and TiP answer-line and TiP-Ed Online access. - Notable requirements: 97% uptime commitment and service personnel factory-trained and certified by GE Healthcare. The stated sole-source rationale cites GE proprietary tools, software, remote diagnostics, and calibration capabilities. - Contract structure: Firm-fixed-price base year plus three option years; pricing is requested for each period.

Description

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) / COMBINED SYNOPSIS Solicitation Number: 75N98027Q00059 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis Posted Date: November 4, 2026 Response Date: November 13, 2026, Prior to 4:30 PM Eastern Standard Time Set-Aside: None NAICS Code: 811210 – Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance PSC Code: J066

GENERAL INFORMATION This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products/services prepared in accordance with the FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Issuing Office: Office of Logistics & Acquisition Operations and National Cancer Institute, intends to contract on a sole source basis with GE Healthcare Inc. – 3000 N. Grandview Blvd. – Waukesha, WI 53188 to procure a AssurePoint Standard Service Agreement for the following GE Healthcare system: GE PET Discovery MI-Digital Ready, System ID 301594DR710and its DQA Imaging Phantom component ASSUREPOINT STANDARD SERVICE AGREEMENT INCLUDES: 30 min ILINQ response time System and tube coverage for up to 3,000 patients; FE coverage Mon-Fri, 8AM-9PM; 4 hrs. on-site response time; iCenter Software Application 30 min InSite response time; InSite/Tech Phone Support PM coverage Mon-Fri, 8AM-9PM; Repair (OEM) parts next day 10:30AM; LST-PET Software and quality updates; TiP answer line; TiP-Ed online (TV) subscription; and 97% uptime commitment. GE Healthcare Factory-Trained/Certified Engineers/Servicing Personnel PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE This will be a Base Year Plus Three Option Periods Firm Fixed Price Procurement. Base Period/Year 1: March 16, 2027, to March 15, 2028 Option Period 1/Year 2: March 16, 2028, to March 15, 2029 Option Period 2/Year 3: March 16, 2029, to March 15, 2030 Option Period 3/Year 4: March 16, 2030, to March 15, 2031 Cost for the Base and Option Periods must be included in the quote/response.

The Government intends to solicit from a single source pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all quotations received by the closing response date will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any non-original equipment manufacturer (OEM) offerors to this solicitation must include enough information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities of providing all products and service (s) needed. Responses must be accompanied by descriptive literature, warranties and/or other information that demonstrates that the offer meets all the foregoing requirements.

JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PROPOSED SOLE-SOURCE ACQUISITION GE Healthcare is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and the sole source capable of providing the comprehensive preventive maintenance and repair services required for the Government-owned Discovery MI DR PET/CT Scanner. While the physical hardware may be present, the operational software architecture, predictive diagnostics, and advanced sub-system calibration protocols are strictly proprietary intellectual property owned exclusively by GE Healthcare. Utilizing an unauthorized third-party maintenance provider to service the scanner will immediately render existing service frameworks and software licensing agreements void, introducing severe operational, safety, and regulatory risks to the instrument's performance. All servicing personnel must be factory-trained and certified directly by GE Healthcare, possessing specific, continuous experience on this exact model that unauthorized third-party biomedical technicians completely lack. Introducing a new, uncertified contractor at this juncture would critically disrupt the Molecular Imaging Branch's (MIB) ability to perform daily diagnostic scanning on cancer patients enrolled in time-sensitive clinical trials, as an outside vendor cannot guarantee emergency response times, provide requisite software patches, or deliver necessary clinical applications support. The Discovery MI DR PET/CT system relies on a direct, secure, and encrypted remote network connection to GE Healthcare known as InSite. This proprietary platform allows GE Healthcare engineers to remotely monitor the PET/CT scanner in real time, view diagnostic error logs, isolate system anomalies, and deploy remote service repairs. This direct digital pipeline drastically decreases scanner downtime and cannot be accessed, licensed, or replicated by any third-party firm. Furthermore, the required service agreement covers technical and clinical applications telephone support provided directly by GE Healthcare specialists, which is an invaluable and non-replicable asset when constructing new patient research protocols. The agreement also provides exclusive end-user access to TiP-Ed Online, a proprietary clinical continuing education platform, and GE iCenter, a cloud-based asset maintenance and management software application. The iCenter platform tracks complete service and maintenance histories specifically for this Discovery MI DR PET/CT scanner, supporting critical workflow management, regulatory compliance, and improved patient outcomes. Because these essential cloud applications, remote diagnostic keys, and intellectual property rights are contractually non-transferable, they cannot be sub-licensed, bypassed, or passed through an unauthorized third-party broker. Consequently, GE Healthcare is the only source legally and technically capable of fulfilling this requirement.

DELIVERY / PLACE OF PERFORMANCE National Institutes of Health10 Center DriveBldg. 10, Room B3B300Bethesda, MD 20892

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Quotations shall be submitted electronically to: Tina Robinson@ Robinsti@mail.nih.gov Quotations are due no later than: November 13, 2026, prior to 4:30 PM Eastern Standard Time The offeror must include their Unique Entity ID (UEI) Late submissions may be rejected and not considered for award. Responses must be accompanied by descriptive literature, warranties and/or other information that demonstrates that the offer meets all the foregoing requirements Response to the solicitation and any questions must be sent via email to Tina Robinson @ robinsti@mail.nih.gov and must include solicitation# 75N98027Q00059 in the subject line of email.

PRE-AWARD PROVISION 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors- Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. 52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements—Representation 52.204-7 System for Award Management—Registration 52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions—Representations and Certifications

APPLICABLE FAR CLAUSES 52.203-17 - Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements 52.204-9 - Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel 52.204-13 - System for Award Management Maintenance 52.209-6 - Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.209-10 - Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.212-4 - Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services 52.217-9 - Option to Extend the Term of the Contract 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns 52.222-3 - Convict Labor 52.222-19 - Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veteran 52.222-36 - Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act 52.222-50 - Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.222-90 - Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors 52.223-23 - Sustainable Products and Services 52.226-8 - Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.232-33 - Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management 52.232-40 - Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.233-3 - Protest After Award 52.233-4 - Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions—Representations and Certifications 52.240-91 - Security Prohibitions and Exclusions 52.244-6 - Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services Note: System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations, including 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation. Agencies will not consider or use these representations. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM This award incorporates only the Government provided provisions and clauses and terms and conditions as stated in the award. Contractor provided terms and conditions, or agreement are for reference only. Should the terms of the Governments award document and the terms of the Contractor provided terms and conditions or agreement conflict, the Government provided provisions and clauses and terms and conditions shall control.

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