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The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) requires high-throughput proteomic analysis services using the Olink Explore HT platform. This analysis will be performed on plasma samples from a nonhuman primate septic shock model to support research on inflammatory biomarkers and therapeutic response. Services include sample processing, assay execution, quality control, data normalization, and delivery of analysis-ready datasets. The associated NAICS code is **** (Testing Laboratories and Services) with a small business size standard of $19M. This requirement has no set-aside restrictions. Responses must include unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery days after contract award, delivery terms, prompt payment discount terms, F. O. B. point, product or catalog numbers, product description, and any other information considered in the award decision. Past performance, special features, trade-in considerations, probable life of the item, warranty considerations, maintenance availability, and environmental/energy efficiency are also factors. Offerors must provide product/catalog/model/part numbers, product description, and documentation meeting salient characteristics. A completed copy of FAR clause **** (Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items) is required. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM). Responses are due by May 13, 2026, at 9:00 AM EDT. This notice is issued as a notice of intent for a non-competitive award, but interested parties may submit capability statements.
The bid notice does not explicitly state a delivery deadline for the services. However, it mentions delivery days after contract award as a required piece of information in the price quote.
The bid notice requires offerors to include prompt payment discount terms as part of their price quote.
The bid notice mentions warranty considerations as a factor that may be considered in the award decision.
The bid notice states that factors such as past performance, special features required for effective program performance, trade-in considerations, probable life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item, warranty considerations, maintenance availability and environmental and energy efficiency considerations may be considered in the award decision.
The bid notice requires offerors to include sufficient information to establish their bonafide capabilities of providing the product or service, and respondents that believe they are manufacturers or authorized resellers must provide specific product information and documentation meeting salient characteristics. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM).
