SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR THE CYTENA F SIGHT CELL SORTER
National Institutes of Health · NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 75N98027Q00016 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 16, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- 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
NOTICE OF INTENT � SOLE-SOURCE ACQUISITION Notice No.: 75N98027Q00016 The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order to Cytena for a one-year service agreement for the Cytena F.SIGHT Cell Sorter. Description of the Requirement NIDCD requires a one-year service agreement providing remedial repair services and preventive maintenance for the Cytena F.SIGHT Cell Sorter, Serial No. CYT-USI-2020-06-095. The service agreement is necessary to maintain the instrument's operational perf… (show all)
ormance, reliability, and continued availability for research activities. Justification for the Proposed Sole-Source Acquisition The Government intends to solicit from a single source pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Cytena is the manufacturer of the F.SIGHT Cell Sorter and is considered the sole source for the required service agreement. Maintaining the instrument through appropriate preventive maintenance and timely remedial repairs is essential to preserving its performance, minimizing equipment downtime, and ensuring the reliability and integrity of research data. A service agreement with Cytena is intended to support the continued operation of the instrument and minimize disruptions to NIDCD research activities. Response Information This notice is not a request for competitive quotations or proposals. However, interested parties that believe they can meet the Government's requirements may submit a capability statement demonstrating their ability to provide the required preventive maintenance and remedial repair services for the specified instrument and meet all applicable technical and operational requirements. The Government will review timely submissions to determine whether another responsible source is capable of satisfying the requirement and whether a competitive acquisition is appropriate. The Government anticipates making an award approximately five (5) calendar days after the closing date of this notice, unless the Government determines that another responsible source can satisfy the requirement. Capability statements must be submitted electronically to haunp@mail.nih.gov no later than 9:00 a.m. EDT on October 26, 2026. Please reference Notice No. 75N98027Q00016 in the subject line of the submission.
Who won similar work
18 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (National Institutes of Health), same product/service code (PSC) J066.
Single-winner award sizes (18): middle half $44K to $225K, median $126K; range $14K to $696K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC · $A · $6.8B | 3 | $445K | Jul 24, 2025 |
| BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY · $BDX · $19.4B | 2 | $567K | Nov 19, 2025 |
| 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 · $855.8M | 1 | $157K | Sep 10, 2025 |
| LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION · $TMO · $42.9B | 1 | $127K | Nov 1, 2024 |
| HAMILTON COMPANY | 1 | $124K | May 6, 2025 |
| ILLUMINA, INC. | 1 | $65K | Sep 16, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $A reported $6.8B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 18 past awards, $126K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $BDX reported $19.4B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 18 past awards, $126K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $ESE reported $855.8M revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 18 past awards, $126K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
- $TMO reported $42.9B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 18 past awards, $126K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Jan 12, 2026NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC$18KJ--Service Contract for Nikon A1RHD25 Confocal MicrosNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Nov 19, 2025BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY$248KJ--Service agreement BD S6 Cell Sorter instrumentMateriality: <0.01% of $BDX revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 24, 2025Revvity Health Sciences, Inc.$696KService Agreement for multiple Opera Phenix, Operetta CLS, and associated equipmentNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 23, 2025AVANT GARDE SCIENTIFIC, INC$17KJ--Preventive maintenance and emergency serviceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 16, 2025ILLUMINA, INC.$65KJ--Service Contract Renewal for (1) Illumina iScan anMateriality: <0.01% of $ILMN revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 10, 2025ETS-LINDGREN INC$157KJ--Shielded automatic sliding door repairMateriality: 0.02% of $ESE revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 9, 2025CTF MEG NEURO INNOVATIONS INC$185KCTF MEG and HRS Annual Preventative Maintenance Service AgreementNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 24, 2025AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC$14KJ--Maintenance to Seahorse XFe96 AnalyzerMateriality: <0.01% of $A revenue (Low) SEC
- May 6, 2025HAMILTON COMPANY$124KMaintenance and Repair Service for an Automated Liquid Handling SystemNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 25, 2025AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC$44KService and Maintenance for a DNA qualification instrument (Femto Pulse System)Materiality: <0.01% of $A revenue (Low) SEC
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
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.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Natl Institutes of Health (NIH) since 2024 (7 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Natl Institutes of Health (NIH) job
- $109K 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.
- 8 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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 4 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 12 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.