NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE – BECKMAN COULTER

This acquisition is for the Vi-Cell MetaFlex Solution Pack and Sensor Cassette for development and manufacture of human cells and tissue-based products utilized in clinical protocols for transplantation, adoptive immunotherapy and gene therapy conducted at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center (CC).

•             Product Service Code: 6515 – Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies

•             NAICS Code: 339112 – Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing

•             Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892 USA

POTS: 26-000804

Description:

This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation.  A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a fixed price purchase order to Beckman Coulter, located at Via Roma 108, Cassina De’ Peccchi, Mi 20051, Italy, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide clinical supplies to the National Institutes of Health.

The proposed vendor, Beckman Coulter, is the only source available to provide these required supplies to NIH, which evaluate the important parameters, pH, pO2, pCO2, glucose, lactate and electrolytes in cell culture media of CAR-T cell to control and monitor the environment in cell manufacture and culture.

This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.  Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.

Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the NIH, Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, to the attention of Kristin Nagashima, Contract Specialist via email to Kristin.nagashima@nih.gov by May 1, 2026 at 10am EST.