Acquire new computer, software and recommission of a SPTLabtech Acumen (Serial EX809)
ID: 75N95025Q00028Type: Special Notice
Overview

Buyer

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OFNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTHBethesda, MD, 20892, US

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

PSC

LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (6640)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/f5ffb72fefbe4470abc00c9a167db539/view
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    Description

    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a sole-source contract to SPT Labtech Ltd. for the acquisition of a new computer, software, and the recommissioning of an Acumen device (Serial EX809). The objective of this procurement is to restore functionality to the Acumen system received from an external laboratory, which involves providing engineering services for installation and calibration, as well as retrofitting the system with updated components and software. This equipment is crucial for the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) to enhance its preclinical innovation capabilities. Interested vendors must submit their capabilities and proposals by November 21, 2024, at 12:00 PM ET, to the primary contact, Giuliana Faller, at giuliana.faller@nih.gov, or the secondary contact, KJ Shaikh, at KJ.Shaikh@nih.gov.

    Point(s) of Contact
    GIULIANA CAZETTA FALLER
    (703) 389-4004
    giuliana.faller@nih.gov
    KJ Shaikh
    (301) 435-1777
    KJ.Shaikh@nih.gov
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