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Combines Synopsis Solicitation-Rat training chambe

ID: 75N98026Q00809 • Type: Synopsis Solicitation • Match:  90%
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Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
(ii) The solicitation number is 75N98026Q00809 /PCA-NIDA-07969. This solicitation is issued as a Notice of Intent (NOI) for a non-competitive combined synopsis/solicitation to award a contract or purchase order without providing for full and open competition (including brand-name, if applicable).
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of FAR 12.603, Streamlined Solicitation for Commercial Products or Commercial Services, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Additional authority includes 41 U.S.C. 1901 and FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii).
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions, intends to negotiate and award a firm fix-price award on a non-competitive basis to Med Associates, Inc. PO Box 319 St. Albans VT, 05478 to maintain the integrity of on-going research it is imperative that this equipment be compatible with existing equipment from Coulbourn and associated tasks and analysis programs. They are identical to those used in other labs at NIDA IRP to facilitate collaborations and repairs.
Background
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions, intends to negotiate and award a firm fixed-price contract on a non-competitive basis to Med Associates, Inc. This acquisition is necessary to maintain the integrity of ongoing research, ensuring that the equipment is compatible with existing equipment from Coulbourn and associated tasks and analysis programs. The equipment is identical to those used in other labs at NIDA IRP to facilitate collaborations and repairs.

Work Details
The purpose of this non-competitive combined synopsis/solicitation is to acquire rat training chambers. The specific items required are as follows:

- 16 EA ENV-007CT: Extra Tall Modular Test Chamber with Drug Infusion Top
- 16 EA ENV-005: Stainless Steel Grid Floor for Rat or Small Primate
- 16 EA ENV-215M-LED: House Light with 11/16 LED Light Rat Panel
- 32 EA ENV-221M-LED: Stimulus LED Light, 1" White Lens Mounted on Rat Modular Panel
- 32 EA ENV-112CM: Retractable Lever for Rat
- 48 EA ENV-204: Pellet Feeder
- 32 EA ENV-254-FB: Head Entry Detector w/Flex Board sensor (No use with incandescent receptacle light)
- 32 EA ENV-200R2M-6.0: Pellet Receptacle, Trough Type with Extra Tall 6" Opening
- 16 EA CT-ENV-200-27B: Triple Feeder Receptacle Adapter (custom piece to connect three feeders to one receptacle)
- 2 EA DIG-700P3-USB: Small Primate

Place of Performance
6100 Executive Blvd., Room 6B05 Bethesda MD 20892-7511

Bidder Requirements
This opportunity is set aside for small businesses. Bidders must ensure that they are authorized distributors or manufacturers of the specified products.

Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail)
This opportunity appears to have a confirmed incumbent based on the closely related prior contract 75N95023P00795 awarded to MED Associates for rat training chambers (60 days ARO) in the amount of $150,742 (09/12/23–09/13/24). The current requirement is also for rat training chambers with the same type of modular components and associated hardware (e.g., test chamber configurations, feeders, detectors, and stimulus lighting), and the solicitation language indicates the equipment must be compatible with existing Coulbourn systems and ongoing research tasks.

Overview

Agency
NIH Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (OLAO) [HHS - NIH]
Response Deadline
July 20, 2026, 2:00 p.m. EDT Due in 4 Days
Posted
July 15, 2026, 7:32 p.m. EDT
Set Aside
Small Business (SBA)
NAICS
334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
PSC
6640 - Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
Place of Performance
6100 Executive Blvd., Room 6B05 Bethesda, MD 20892-7511 USA
Source
Open
Current SBA Size Standard
1000 Employees
Pricing
Likely Fixed Price
Est. Level of Competition
Sole Source
Est. Value Range
Experimental
$25,000 - $90,000 (AI estimate)
Signs of Shaping
The solicitation is open for 4 days, below average for the NIH Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations. 95% of obligations for similar contracts within the National Institutes of Health were awarded full & open.
On 7/15/26 NIH Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations issued Synopsis Solicitation 75N98026Q00809 for Combines Synopsis Solicitation-Rat training chambe due 7/20/26. The opportunity was issued with a Small Business (SBA) set aside with NAICS 334516 (SBA Size Standard 1000 Employees) and PSC 6640.
Primary Contact
Name
JOHNSON, JOHN R   Profile
Email
johnsonjr@mail.nih.gov
Phone
+1 000 000 0000

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF > NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH > NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO
FPDS Organization Code
7529-75N980
Source Organization Code
100189057
Last Updated
July 15, 2026
Last Updated By
johnsonjr@mail.nih.gov
Archive Date
Sept. 15, 2026