Summary
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), through its Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (OLAO), issued Synopsis Solicitation RFQ-NIDDK-05267 for the procurement of a Transmission Electron Microscope on behalf of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). This is a federal contract (RFQ) for scientific laboratory equipment, not a grant program, with NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing). The solicitation was posted on July 7, 2026, with responses due by 9:00 a.m. EDT on July 17, 2026, and the equipment is expected to support NIDDK research operations in Bethesda, Maryland.