Replacement of Aging AgilePulse IM Systems to Support In Vivo Electroporation and Research Continuity,
National Institutes of Health · NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation PCA-NIAID-04170 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 23, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
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What the notice says
Title: Replacement of Aging AgilePulse IM Systems to Support In Vivo Electroporation and Research Continuity This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source (NOI), not a request for proposal. The National Cancer Institute intends to negotiate on an other-than-full-and-open competition basis with Harvard BioScience Inc. Purchase of two (2) Harvard Apparatus AgilePulse IM Systems with associated needle arrays, handles, installation/training services, and Silver Service Plans to replace aging electroporation systems supporting in vivo gene delivery research within the NIAID Vaccine Research Center. The… (show all)
replacement systems will improve operational reliability, reduce downtime, maintain consistency with established research protocols, and ensure continuity of ongoing research studies. While this pre-solicitation does not constitute a solicitation, interested vendors may identify their interest and capability to satisfy this requirement. Such documentation shall be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement by referencing �PCA-NIAID-04170� The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 3204(b)(2) as implemented by FAR Overhaul 12.102(a) only one source is available. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. All responsible sources that could provide comparable products may submit a capability statement via email to Veenu Varma at: Veenu.varma@nih.gov by 12:00 pm EASTERN Daylight Time, Wednesday, September 24, 2026. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). All responses received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to Veenu Varma at veenu.varma@nih.gov.
Who won similar work
10 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 334516.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRUKER NANO, INC · $BRKR | 1 | $230K | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Sony Biotechnology Inc. | 1 | $227K | Aug 17, 2026 |
| NEWPORT CORP | 1 | $212K | Jul 8, 2026 |
| AMUZA INC. | 1 | $115K | Jul 10, 2026 |
| PARSE BIOSCIENCES, INC. | 1 | $67K | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Mirion Technologies (Capintec), Inc. | 1 | $56K | Jun 29, 2026 |
| NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC | 1 | $40K | Sep 25, 2026 |
| SR RESEARCH LIMITED | 1 | $37K | Jul 8, 2026 |
| BECKMAN COULTER, INC | 1 | $31K | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Revvity Health Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $21K | Oct 9, 2026 |
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.
- Oct 9, 2026Revvity Health Sciences, Inc.$21KAutomated Cell Counter and Analyzer
- Sep 25, 2026NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC$40K66--Warming Box/Enclosure for Nikon Eclipse Ti-2 AX co
- Aug 17, 2026Sony Biotechnology Inc.$227K66--NIMH: Purchase order for One (1) Microfluidic Base
- Aug 14, 2026BRUKER NANO, INC$230K66--NIMH: Purchase order for One (1) Miniaturized Head
- Jul 10, 2026AMUZA INC.$115K66--NIMH: Purchase order for four (4) wireless fiber p
- Jul 10, 2026BECKMAN COULTER, INC$31K66--Purchase Order for two (2) Hematology Analysers
- Jul 8, 2026SR RESEARCH LIMITED$37K66--NIMH: Purchase Order for One (1) EyeLink 1000 Plus
- Jul 8, 2026NEWPORT CORP$212K66--RFQ for One (1) Tunable Laser Multi-Photon Microsc
- Jul 8, 2026PARSE BIOSCIENCES, INC.$67K66--PO for One (1) Evercode WT v3 with UDI Plate and
- Jun 29, 2026Mirion Technologies (Capintec), Inc.$56K66--PO Three(3) Capintec CRC-55tr Dose Calibrator Syst
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
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 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.