The National Institutes of Health (NIH), specifically the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), intends to award a sole-source contract to Sony Biotechnology for the maintenance of its SH800 Cell Sorter. This maintenance service agreement is crucial for ensuring the optimal functionality of the sorter, which is integral to various genetic and environmental research tasks conducted in NICHD labs. The contract will cover preventive inspections, unlimited technical support, and priority service calls to minimize equipment downtime, with a performance period from December 1, 2024, to November 30, 2025, and options for two additional years. Interested parties may express their capabilities to Nicole Freid at nicole.freid@nih.gov by November 1, 2024, to be considered for any competitive process.