Notice of Intent to Sole Source – Illumina

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{"description":" The purpose of this acquisition for a 1 year maintenance agreement for two Nextseq 1000 \n\n Sequencers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Department of Laboratory Medicine (DLM). \n\n \n\n • Product Service Code: 6515 – Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies \n\n • NAICS Code: 339112 – Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing \n\n • Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892 USA \n\n \n\n POTS: 26-000209 \n\n \n\n Description: \n\n \n\n This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested. \n\n \n\n The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a fixed price purchase order to Illumina, Inc., located at 5200 Illumina Way, San Diego, CA 92122, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide a 1 year maintenance agreement for two Nextseq 1000 Sequencers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Department of Laboratory Medicine (DLM). \n\n \n\n Below is a description of the item(s): \n\n \n\n Description: NextSeq 1000 Silver Support Plan, VL00633 and VL00637 \n\n Units: Each \n\n Qty: 2 \n\n Catalog #: 20040648 \n\n \n\n The Nextseq 1000 sequencer is manufactured and services only by Illumina Inc. \n\n There is no other source for this service. \n\n \n\n This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements. \n\n \n\n Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. \n\n \n\n Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the NIH, Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, to the attention of Kristin Nagashima, Contract Specialist via email to Kristin.nagashima@nih.gov by December 23, 2025 at 12pm EST. \n"} Solicitation Number: 26-000209 Type: Special Notice Base Type: Special Notice NAICS: 339112 Classification Code: 6515 Response Deadline: 2025-12-23T12:00:00-05:00 Office Address: BETHESDA, MD Place of Performance: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892 POC: Kristin Nagashima, kristin.nagashima@nih.gov {"description":" The purpose of this acquisition for a 1 year maintenance agreement for two Nextseq 1000 \n\n Sequencers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Department of Laboratory Medicine (DLM). \n\n \n\n • Product Service Code: 6515 – Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies \n\n • NAICS Code: 339112 – Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing \n\n • Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892 USA \n\n \n\n POTS: 26-000209 \n\n \n\n Description: \n\n \n\n This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested. \n\n \n\n The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a fixed price purchase order to Illumina, Inc., located at 5200 Illumina Way, San Diego, CA 92122, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide a 1 year maintenance agreement for two Nextseq 1000 Sequencers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Department of Laboratory Medicine (DLM). \n\n \n\n Below is a description of the item(s): \n\n \n\n Description: NextSeq 1000 Silver Support Plan, VL00633 and VL00637 \n\n Units: Each \n\n Qty: 2 \n\n Catalog #: 20040648 \n\n \n\n The Nextseq 1000 sequencer is manufactured and services only by Illumina Inc. \n\n There is no other source for this service. \n\n \n\n This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements. \n\n \n\n Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. \n\n \n\n Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the NIH, Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, to the attention of Kristin Nagashima, Contract Specialist via email to Kristin.nagashima@nih.gov by December 23, 2025 at 12pm EST. \n"}