ContractCombined Synopsis/Solicitation

NOI - Automated Slide Scanner Evident Scientific

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES• 75N98026Q00476

Response Deadline

Jun 8, 2026

10 days left

Days Remaining

Until deadline

Set-Aside

Full & Open

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Contract Opportunity Analysis

The National Institutes of Health, through the National Institute on Aging’s Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias, is seeking a non-competitive, brand-name purchase of an Evident Scientific VS200 Automated Slide Scanner to support ongoing Alzheimer’s and related dementias research. The requirement includes the scanner and associated components needed to maintain continuity in longitudinal studies using existing VS200 image data, formats, and analysis workflows. The procurement emphasizes salient technical characteristics including universal whole-slide imaging, support for multiple slide formats, brightfield, darkfield, and fluorescence observation methods, and advanced software features, with delivery required within three months of purchase order receipt to the NIH National Institute on Aging. Offers are due by June 8, 2026, at 9:00 AM EDT and must include pricing, delivery timeframe, and documentation showing compliance with the required characteristics.

Classification Codes

NAICS Code

334516

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing

PSC Code

6640

LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

Solicitation Documents

1 Files

Sol_75N98026Q00476.pdf

PDF•570 KB•May 29, 2026

AI Summary

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is issuing a non-competitive Request for Quotation (RFQ) for an Evident Scientific VS200 Automated Slide Scanner. This acquisition, under solicitation number 75N98026Q00476, aims to procure a specific brand-name slide scanner and associated components for the National Institute on Aging (NIA), Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (CARD). The VS200 is essential for maintaining methodological continuity in ongoing longitudinal studies on Alzheimer's and related dementias. The requirement is not a small business set-aside. Offers are due by June 8, 2026, at 9:00 AM EDT, and must include pricing, delivery timeframe, and documentation confirming adherence to salient characteristics such as universal whole slide imaging, multi-format slide support, various observation methods (brightfield, darkfield, fluorescence), and advanced software features. Delivery is required within three months of the purchase order receipt to the NIH National Institute on Aging.