Vitrobot Vitrification Robot and Clipping Accessories
Contract Opportunity Analysis
The National Institutes of Health, through the National Institutes of Health OLAO, plans a firm-fixed-price purchase order for a Thermo Fisher Scientific Vitrobot vitrification system and clipping accessories to support laboratory research needs. The acquisition covers the Vitrobot system and compatible accessories, including specialized items for automated cryo-electron microscope autoloader systems, to prepare high-quality cryo-EM specimens for structural biology work on RNA, ribonucleoprotein complexes, and protein–RNA interactions. It is identified as a sole-source procurement under FAR Part 6.302-1 for the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, with performance in Bethesda, Maryland. Small businesses may submit capability statements to david.shen@nih.gov by April 23, 2026, at 7:00 a.m. EDT, and award is anticipated five days after the notice unless another vendor demonstrates the capability to meet the requirement.