NHLBI Animal Facility Containment Cubicle System Upgrade
National Institutes of Health · NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation PCA-NHLBI-07677 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 14, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
- Sep 14, 2026Special NoticeOpen
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
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Notice Type: Special Notice / Intent to Sole Source Title: NHLBI Animal Facility Containment Cubicle System Upgrade Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Reference/Solicitation No.: PCA-NHLBI-07677 NAICS Code: 339113 � Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing Point of Contact: Travis Brown, travis.brown@nih.gov Description: The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), intends to negotiate and award a firm-fixed-price purchase order on a sole-source basis … (show all)
to BH, Inc. dba Britz & Company (a Tecniplast company), Sheridan, WY, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a single source. The requirement is to upgrade the existing biocontainment cubicle system within the NHLBI Central Animal Facility. The animal facility supports research using animal models, including studies involving biohazardous and chemical agents that require specialized containment. The existing containment cubicle system has been in continuous operation for more than 20 years and has reached the end of its service life, resulting in increased repair costs, limited parts availability, and elevated operational risk. The scope of the requirement includes, at a minimum: Upgrade of the existing containment cubicle system (approximately three upgrade kits) to restore full containment functionality and safety compliance; Demolition and removal of the existing telescoping cubicle doors and columns; Installation, setup, assembly, startup, and training; and Associated shipping, handling, and freight to the facility in Bethesda, MD. The upgraded system must integrate with the facility's existing containment infrastructure, including the current spatial footprint, structural configuration, and specialized airflow/containment systems, without requiring architectural modification to the dedicated containment rooms, and must maintain compatibility with the facility's existing animal housing racks and biosafety requirements. Statement of Intent: This notice is NOT a request for competitive proposals or quotations, and no solicitation document is available. The Government intends to award to the source identified above. However, the Government will consider capability statements from any responsible source that believes it can meet the requirement described above. Interested firms must submit a written capability statement demonstrating, with specificity, their ability to meet the stated technical, integration, spatial, and safety requirements�including the ability to deliver an upgraded solution that integrates with the existing containment infrastructure without architectural modification and maintains compatibility with existing housing racks and biosafety requirements. Statements of interest that do not clearly demonstrate the ability to meet these requirements will not be considered a basis for competition. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Response Due Date: Capability statements must be received no later than 3:00 PM ET on September 16, 2026. Responses submitted after this date and time may not be considered. Submission Instructions: Submit responses via email to Travis Brown at travis.brown@nih.gov, referencing PCA-NHLBI-07677 in the subject line.
Who won similar work
27 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (National Institutes of Health), same product/service code (PSC) 6640.
Single-winner award sizes (27): middle half $41K to $199K, median $56K; range $21K to $1.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRUKER BIOSPIN CORP · $BRKR · $3.5B | 3 | $1.7M | Jul 30, 2026 |
| GOVERNMENT SCIENTIFIC SOURCE INC | 3 | $318K | Jan 9, 2026 |
| FEI COMPANY | 1 | $1.8M | Sep 22, 2025 |
| TECNIPLAST USA, INC. | 1 | $245K | Sep 8, 2025 |
| BRUKER NANO, INC · $BRKR · $3.5B | 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 |
| IQVIA GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS INC | 1 | $74K | Jan 23, 2026 |
| IRADIMED CORPORATION | 1 | $71K | Jun 30, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $BRKR reported $3.5B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 27 past awards, $56K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 9, 2026Revvity Health Sciences, Inc.$21KAutomated Cell Counter and AnalyzerNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 25, 2026NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC$40K66--Warming Box/Enclosure for Nikon Eclipse Ti-2 AX coNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 17, 2026Sony Biotechnology Inc.$227K66--NIMH: Purchase order for One (1) Microfluidic BaseNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 14, 2026BRUKER NANO, INC$230K66--NIMH: Purchase order for One (1) Miniaturized HeadMateriality: <0.01% of $BRKR revenue (Low) SEC
- Aug 7, 2026BITTIUM USA INC.$48K66--NIMH: Non Competitive Combined Synopsis for FarosNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 30, 2026BRUKER BIOSPIN CORP$143K66--NIMH: One (1) 2000W MRI RF Power Amplifier and assMateriality: <0.01% of $BRKR revenue (Low) SEC
- Jul 10, 2026AMUZA INC.$115K66--NIMH: Purchase order for four (4) wireless fiber pNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 10, 2026BECKMAN COULTER, INC$31K66--Purchase Order for two (2) Hematology AnalysersNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 8, 2026NATIONWIDE POWER SOLUTIONS INC$37K66--NIMH: Purchase Ornder for the replacement parts anNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 8, 2026NEWPORT CORP$212K66--RFQ for One (1) Tunable Laser Multi-Photon MicroscNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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.
- 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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 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.