Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Mirava Sted and Confocal Microscope
Deadline: 25 Aug 2026
Posting Date: 19 Aug 2026
Other Information
Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 147491874
Document Ref. No.: 75N98026Q01025
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) / COMBINED SYNOPSIS-SOLICITATION
Solicitation Number: 75N98026Q01025
Notice Type: Combined Synopsis
Title: Purchase of Abberior Instruments America Mirava STED and Confocal Microscope or Equal
Posted Date: August 18, 2026
Response Date: August 25, 2026, 6:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Set-Aside: None
NAICS Code: 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
PSC Code: 6640 - Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products prepared in
accordance with FAR Part 12, as supplemented with additional information
included in this notice, and in conjunction with FAR Subpart 12.6. This announcement
constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested, and a separate written
solicitation will not be issued.
See Attachment for Abberior Product List
This acquisition is being conducted as an open market purchase. The Government
intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order resulting from this solicitation.
2. Description of Requirement
2.1 Background
The current A1R system is no longer serviceable and fails to support essential experiments in our lab, including FRET imaging and multi-round immunostaining, due to its inability to maintain focus and resolution across repeated imaging sessions. The Abberior MIRAVA Microscope offers a substantial leap in performance over the A1R. Integrating confocal and STED imaging within a single platform would provide imaging across spatial scales, from large-field overview scans to the nanoscale. FLEXPOSURE adaptive illumination, MATRIX detector, and RAYSHAPE aberration correction reduce photodamage and improve image quality for sensitive and longitudinal imaging workflows. Since the A1R microscope is no longer operating at minimally acceptable standards for data collection, the replacement of this microscope is essential for continuing high-quality data acquisi...
Notice ID: 75n98026q01025
Department/Ind. Agency: health and human services, department of
Sub-tier: national institutes of health
Office: national institutes of health nichd
Product Service Code: 6640 - laboratory equipment and supplies
NAICS Code: 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
Inactive Dates: aug 26, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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