NOI; non-competitive combined synopsis solicitatio — Laboratory Testing Services
Issued by HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF · NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH · NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO · via SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities
- Published
- 14 Sept 2026
- Closes
- 23 Sept 2026, 18:00 UTC
- Reference
- 75N98026Q01212
- Location
- United States
- Sector
- Research, Studies & Evaluation
Details
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF · NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH · NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO is soliciting NOI; non-competitive combined synopsis solicitatio — Laboratory Testing Services. Solicitation number 75N98026Q01212. Classified under NAICS 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Product/service code Q301 — LABORATORY TESTING SERVICES. Responses are due by 23 September 2026 18:00 UTC. Posted on SAM.gov, the US federal contract opportunities system; registration is required to bid.
(i) 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 75N98026Q01212/PCA-NIA-08124. 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 Metabolon Inc. 617 Davis Drive, Suite 100, Morrisville, NC 27560 to assay global metabolomics data and short chain fatty acids (SCFA) via the Metabolon platform from 369 blood samples in the BLSA. These metabolomics data will be used to identify metabolomic signatures of anthropometric aging quantified via a 3D body scanner.
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