Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Combines Synopsis Solicitation- Automated Spatial
Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health
AI summaryThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans a non-competitive purchase, with no full and open competition, of a brand-name Parhelia Spatial Station liquid handling robot and accessories; the notice does not name the company. Other firms may send responses showing they can supply the items; the response due date is November 5, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern, by email. Delivery is to Bethesda, Maryland, expected within 30 days after receipt of order, under a firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing) award. More in the summary
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans a non-competitive purchase, with no full and open competition, of a brand-name Parhelia Spatial Station liquid handling robot and accessories; the notice does not name the company. Other firms may send responses showing they can supply the items; the response due date is November 5, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern, by email. Delivery is to Bethesda, Maryland, expected within 30 days after receipt of order, under a firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing) award.
Who can bid
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov.
- Completed FAR 52.212-3 (offeror representations and certifications for commercial products and services) submitted with the offer.
- Firms claiming to be the manufacturer or an authorized reseller of the specified brand-name product must give the product and pricing details listed in the submission instructions.
How to submit: Email to Ms. Van Holley, Procurement Specialist, at van.holley@nih.gov, referencing solicitation number 75N98027Q00024/PCA-NIA-11808.. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
From the version posted Oct 22, 2026.
- Serious: Non-competitive brand-name purchase. NIH intends to buy without full and open competition and the item list is Parhelia brand products. Other firms may respond, but only with proof they can supply these exact items.
- Worth checking: Salient characteristics do not match the item list. The text says "Specific cell culture medium for different cell types" and asks for 10 of a medium, which does not match the robot and accessories listed. The quantity and what is wanted are unclear; ask the Procurement Specialist.
- Worth checking: Reseller proof needed. A reseller must document that the offered item meets every salient characteristic. A firm that cannot get this from the brand owner may be unable to respond.
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- Minor: Required price details. A quote missing any of the listed pricing and delivery details may be judged incomplete.
- Minor: Evaluation factors are open-ended. The factors "may include, but are not limited to" a list, so the real scoring is not fixed.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- Sol_75N98027Q00024.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Parhelia Spatial Station ST Automation Platform, PN 90001 (PN means part number): 1pcs.
- 10X Visium Module - 4 Cassettes, PN 60306: 1pcs.
- Parhelia Spatial Station Installation & Training Package, PN 80400: quantity 1, unit not stated.
- Shipping & Handling - Instrument Domestic, PN 80900: quantity 1, unit not stated.
- Accessories: Parhelia Chamfered Glass Cover Pads, 25 Pack, PN 40221 (1box); 300μL Conductive Filter Tips, PN 40104 (1box); 50μL Conductive Filter Tips, PN 40103 (1box).
- Reagent Reservoir Starter Kit, PN 40650 (1pcs) and Parhelia Super Heating Fluid - 500mL, PN 40005 (1pcs).
- Delivery to NIH, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bld T44, Bethesda, MD 20892; delivery is expected within 30 days after receipt of order.
- Period of performance is 6 months.
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing), non-competitive award
- Period of performance
- 6 months; delivery expected within 30 days after receipt of order
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Best value to the Government; the notice says the award goes to the responsible offeror whose proposal represents the best value.
- Offers due
- November 5, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to Ms. Van Holley, Procurement Specialist, at van.holley@nih.gov, referencing solicitation number 75N98027Q00024/PCA-NIA-11808.
What they'll judge offers on
- Factors "may include, but are not limited to" (order of importance not stated): past performance, technical capability, special features, trade-in considerations, expected lifecycle, warranty, maintenance availability, and environmental or energy efficiency considerations.
What to include when you submit
- Show enough information to prove your capability to provide the required product or service.
- Price quotation must include at a minimum: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery timeframe after award, delivery terms, prompt payment discount terms, F.O.B. point (destination or origin), product or catalog numbers, and product descriptions.
- If you claim to be the manufacturer or an authorized reseller of the brand-name product, give: product, catalog, model or part numbers; description; documents showing the item meets all required salient characteristics; quantity; estimated price; shipping, handling or installation charges; and delivery timeframe after receipt of order.
- Include your Unique Entity Identifier (UEI: your SAM.gov ID number), Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and business size certification.
- Include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications.
Not in the notice text
- Which company or product the Government is targeting, and why only that source qualifies, is not stated.
- The Government's estimated value is not given; the text says only that the buy is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.
- What the "Specific cell culture medium" and "10 battles" line applies to is not explained.
- The unit of issue for the installation and training package and the shipping line is not stated.
- Place of performance is blank on SAM.gov; the text gives only a delivery address in Bethesda, Maryland.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to Ms. Van Holley, Procurement Specialist, at van.holley@nih.gov, referencing solicitation number 75N98027Q00024/PCA-NIA-11808. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- National Institutes of Health Olao, Bethesda, MD
- Product/service code
- 6640 · Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
- 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
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is 75N98027Q00024 and the solicitation is issued as a Notice of Intent (NOI) of a non-competitive (notice of intent) combined synopsis solicitation to award a contract or purchase order without providing for full or open competition (including brand-name). This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the FAR Part 12.603¿ Streamlined solicitation for commercial products or commercial services, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, and the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 and the statutory authority of FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii).
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