Summary
The National Institutes of Health intends to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Thermo Electron North America LLC to upgrade an existing Thermo Electron Nicolet DXR2xi Raman microscopy imaging system to a DXR3xi at the Neuro-Oncology Branch in Bethesda, Maryland. The notice is a presolicitation notice of intent rather than a request for competitive quotes, but interested small businesses may submit written capability statements demonstrating their ability to perform the upgrade. The requirement is driven by the current instrument reaching the end of guaranteed support on January 1, 2027, and responses are due July 27, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. EDT; this is not a grant program.