Notice of Intent to Award to a Single Source - Maintenance Service for Molecular Devices SpectraMax Paradigm Multi-Mode Microplate Readers - PCA-NIAID-09685
National Institutes of Health · NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation PCA-NIAID-09685 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 11, 2026Special NoticeOpen
- Sep 30, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
The National Institutes of Health National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract on a sole-source basis to Molecular Devices, 3860 North First St., San Jose, CA 95134 for maintenance service for Molecular Devices SpectraMax Paradigm Multi-Mode Microplate Readers including: � Compliance Assurance Service Plan � Onsite Performance Assurance � Onsite Essential Protection � Consumable Parts Replacement. Performance will be for one year beyond date of award at: NIH Vaccine Immunology Program Lab, Suite 150, 9 West Watkins Mill Rd, Gaithersburg MD … (show all)
20878 The Government has determined that only this source is reasonable because these machines provide critical data measurement to ongoing research studies and have been under proprietary factory service since installation. A change midway would introduce a variable, affecting the data integrity and standard of control for the study. This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources that believe they can satisfy the requirement may submit a capability statement and supporting documentation no later than 5:00 PM EDT Wednesday, September 16, 2026 to James (Jim) French jim.french@nih.gov. Information submitted must demonstrate the respondent�s ability to meet the complete requirement. The Government will consider all timely responses before making its award decision. A determination not to compete the proposed acquisition based on responses received is within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not reimburse respondents for costs associated with responding to this notice.
Who won similar work
19 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (National Institutes of Health), same NAICS 811210.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY · $BDX | 3 | $609K | Jan 26, 2026 |
| BRUKER BIOSPIN CORP · $BRKR | 2 | $329K | Jul 30, 2026 |
| ENV Services Inc | 1 | $16.1M | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Revvity Health Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $696K | Sep 24, 2025 |
| MOLECULAR DEVICES LLC | 1 | $236K | Nov 22, 2024 |
| QUALITY CALIBRATIONS, INC. | 1 | $192K | Oct 30, 2024 |
| CTF MEG NEURO INNOVATIONS INC | 1 | $185K | Sep 9, 2025 |
| ETS-LINDGREN INC · $ESE | 1 | $157K | Sep 10, 2025 |
| LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 1 | $127K | Nov 1, 2024 |
| HAMILTON COMPANY | 1 | $124K | May 6, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Jul 30, 2026BRUKER BIOSPIN CORP$143K66--NIMH: One (1) 2000W MRI RF Power Amplifier and ass
- Jul 2, 2026BRUKER BIOSPIN CORP$186K66--PO for One (1) 7T Gradient Coil Upgrade
- Feb 6, 2026ENV Services Inc$16.1MAll Sites Primary Barrier Equipment and Decontamination Services
- Jan 26, 2026BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY$42K66--Maintenance Contract for the BD Fortessa Flow Cyto
- Jan 12, 2026NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC$18KJ--Service Contract for Nikon A1RHD25 Confocal Micros
- Jan 9, 2026GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC$35K66--Software License & Warranty for Oxford Nanopore Pr
- Nov 19, 2025BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY$248KJ--Service agreement BD S6 Cell Sorter instrument
- Sep 24, 2025Revvity Health Sciences, Inc.$696KService Agreement for multiple Opera Phenix, Operetta CLS, and associated equipment
- Sep 10, 2025ETS-LINDGREN INC$157KJ--Shielded automatic sliding door repair
- Sep 9, 2025CTF MEG NEURO INNOVATIONS INC$185KCTF MEG and HRS Annual Preventative Maintenance Service Agreement
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Natl Institutes of Health (NIH) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Natl Institutes of Health (NIH) job
- $45K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 0 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 3 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 4 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.