# BD FACSDiscover™ S8 Cell Sorter

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- Solicitation number: NIH-NOI-26-PCA-NIDCR-01222
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was June 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT
- 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
- Place of performance: Bethesda, Maryland
- County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031
- City: Bethesda. https://abierto.us/cities/bethesda-md-2407125
- First posted: June 15, 2026
- Last posted: June 15, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e815b055046042029dcea1be325b3096/view

## Description

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (OLAO)

**For:** National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) Division of Intramural Research (DIR) Combined Technical Research Core (CTRC) 2. Action Being Announced This is a notice of intent, and not a request for competitive quotations, proposals, or bids. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), on behalf of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), intends to negotiate and award a firm-fixed-price sole source contract to:

Becton, Dickinson and Company / BD Biosciences for the acquisition of one (1) BD FACSDiscover™ S8 Cell Sorter, including required configuration, delivery, installation, biosafety-compliant hood, and standard warranty coverage.

**Project Number:**

**PCA-NIDCR-01222 Project Title:** BD FACSDiscover™ S8 Cell Sorter 3. Statutory Authority The Government intends to award this requirement on a sole source basis pursuant to:

41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements; and as applicable to this acquisition, 41 U.S.C. 1901 and FAR 13.501(a)(1)(ii). This requirement will be processed as an open-market acquisition.

4. Description of Requirement The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), Division of Intramural Research (DIR), Combined Technical Research Core (CTRC), requires the acquisition of a highly specialized commercial laboratory instrument to replace aging and end-of-life cell sorting instruments and to provide advanced capabilities necessary to support current and future NIH intramural research.

The required instrument must provide, at a minimum, the following capabilities: Cell sorting capability for high-parameter research applications; Spectral flow cytometry capability; Integrated real-time imaging during acquisition and/or sorting; Ability to analyze and sort cells based on fluorescence/spectral signatures, morphology, and image-derived parameters; Support for rare-cell sorting; Support for index sorting and plate sorting; and A biosafety-compliant configuration suitable for sorting human cells in NIH research environments.

The anticipated delivery period is 60 to 90 days after award for delivery, installation, and acceptance. The acquisition includes a one-year warranty following installation and acceptance.

## Publications

- June 15, 2026: Special notice, due June 25, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice e815b055046042029dcea1be325b3096. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e815b055046042029dcea1be325b3096/view

## Points of contact

- Linda Smith, linda.smith2@nih.gov
- Danielle Tines, danielle.tines@nih.gov

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