# CSS - Spectra-Physics InSight X3 Dual Laser System Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/75n98027q00072 - Solicitation number: 75N98027Q00072 - Notice type: Combined synopsis and solicitation - Status: Open. Offers due November 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST - Department: Department of Health and Human Services - Agency: National Institutes of Health - Contracting office: National Institutes of Health Olao (75N980) - NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing - Product or service code: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies - Who can bid, by location: Anywhere in the US. Location does not limit who can bid: a product shipped to the buyer, research at the performer's facility, or work at the contractor's site. A state shown is the delivery point. - First posted: November 6, 2026 - Last posted: November 6, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1ca494443b0b4130b57f12cf01fb0c81/view ## Description (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with 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 75N98027Q00072. This solicitation is issued as a competitive combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services restricted to the Brand Name specified herein in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order resulting from this solicitation using competition among the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and its authorized distributors. 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. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions, on behalf of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), seeks to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order to the responsible offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01, effective 03/13/2026. (iv) The associated NAICS code is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing), and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees. ¿ This requirement is unrestricted. (v) Description of Requirement: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Laboratory of Advanced Microscopy and Biophotonics (LAMB), requires one (1) Brand Name Spectra-Physics (Newport Corporation / MKS Instruments) InSight® X3¿ Dual Ultrafast Laser System to integrate with an existing Thorlabs Veneto inverted multiphoton microscope for Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM) and Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) pump-probe experiments studying the effects of chemotherapeutic agents on cellular metabolism. ## Open now in the same industry 43 open in NAICS 334516. - Capital Equipment: Purchase of (1) Millipore Sigma (68HE0227Q0003), due November 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/68he0227q0003 - NCSS - Bioruptor Pico Sonication Device (75N98027Q00035), due November 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/75n98027q00035 - CSS - Upgrading PExA 2.1 to Vial-Based (PExA Cap) (75N98027Q00044), due November 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/75n98027q00044 ## Publications - November 6, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due November 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST. Notice 1ca494443b0b4130b57f12cf01fb0c81. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1ca494443b0b4130b57f12cf01fb0c81/view ## Points of contact - CAPOBIANCO, NICHOLAS S, nicholas.capobianco@nih.gov, +1 000 000 0000 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/75n98027q00072.