Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Service and Maintenance of Zeiss LSM 980 and Celldiscoverer 7 Microscope systems
Health and Human Services, Department of · NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
This notice is not accepting responses (deadline was Mar 31, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT).
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- Response deadline
- Mar 31, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
- Posted
- Mar 16, 2026
- Solicitation
- PCA-NIA-00159
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Place of performance
- Baltimore, MD, USA
- Contracting office
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO · BETHESDA · MD
- Source
- SAM.gov · updated Jul 5, 2026
Description
THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME). The National Institute of Aging (NIA) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition to Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC (Thornwood, NY). The purpose of this requirement is to provide service and maintenance support for the Zeiss LSM 980 and Celldiscoverer 7 microscope systems currently installed at the Center for Alzheimer�s Disease and Related Dementias.
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