Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NOI - Service and Maintenance of Lorrca Machine (R
Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health
AI summaryThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price) purchase order, without competition, to Mechatronics USA LLC for a one-year full-service maintenance contract on a Lorrca ektacytometer. The notice says no other responsible source can do the work. The response due date is November 5, 2026, 9:00 AM Eastern. More in the summary
AI summary Beta
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price) purchase order, without competition, to Mechatronics USA LLC for a one-year full-service maintenance contract on a Lorrca ektacytometer. The notice says no other responsible source can do the work. The response due date is November 5, 2026, 9:00 AM Eastern.
Things to watch
From the version posted Oct 21, 2026.
- Serious: Planned award to one named company without competition. NIH intends to buy from Mechatronics USA LLC alone, so a different firm would need to show it can do the service.
- Serious: Software, calibration and parts restricted to the maker. The notice says the maker and its certified partners control the software, calibration and proprietary parts, which blocks most other service firms.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- One-year full-service maintenance for the Lorrca ektacytometer (RR Mechatronics)
- Annual preventive maintenance
- All corrective repairs, labor, travel and non-consumable parts
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price purchase order, non-competitive
- Period of performance
- One year
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 5, 2026, 9:00 AM Eastern
Not in the notice text
- The notice does not say what other firms may send, or how NIH will use responses.
- The place of performance and the instrument's location are not stated.
- How to send a response is not stated.
- The contract value is not stated; the notice says only that it is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.
Eligibility and how to respond
- SAM.gov lists no set-aside, but the notice text limits who can bid:
- The notice text says this is set aside for small businesses, but SAM.gov lists no set-aside. Ask the contracting officer which one applies before you bid.
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 21, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- National Institutes of Health Olao, Bethesda, MD
- Product/service code
- J066 · Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment – Instruments and Laboratory Equipment
- Business type
- Electronic parts & equipment (supplies) (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 334516)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
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Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is 75N98027Q00022. This solicitation is issued as a Notice of Intent (NOI) for a non-competitive combined synopsis/solicitation to award a contract or purchase order without providing for full and open competition (including brand-name, if applicable). This acquisition is conducted under the authority of FAR 12.603, Streamlined Solicitation for Commercial Products or Commercial Services, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Additional authority includes 41 U.S.C. 1901 and FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii). The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions, intends to negotiate and award a firm-fixed-price purchase order on a non-competitive basis to Mechatronics USA LLC, 20 Altieri Way, Unit 4, Warwick, RI 02886, for a one-year full-service maintenance contract for the Lorrca ektacytometer (RR Mechatronics), including annual preventive maintenance and all corrective repairs, labor, travel, and non-consumable parts. Mechatronics USA LLC is the original equipment manufacturer's sole U.S. sales and service provider; system software, calibration, and proprietary parts are restricted to the manufacturer and its certified partners, and no other responsible source is capable of performing the required service. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01, effective 03/13/2026. (iv) The associated NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees. This requirement is not set aside for small business.
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