Notice of Intent to Sole Source Metabolon Inc Tender - 140808569

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Notice of Intent to Sole Source Metabolon Inc

Deadline: 13 May 2026

Posting Date: 07 May 2026

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 140808569

Document Ref. No.: 26-005190

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Tender Details

This acquisition is for biological sample testing for a diet intervention clinical research trial at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center (CC).
• Product Service Code: 6515 - Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies
• NAICS Code: 541380 - Testing Laboratories and Services
• Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
POTS: 26-005190
Description:
This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a fixed price purchase order to Metabolon, Inc., located at 617 Davis Dr. STE 400, Morrisville, NC 27560, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide biological sample testing services to the National Institutes of Health.
The proposed vendor, Metabolon, Inc., specializes in the bioanalysis and data interpretation of metabolomics for the mechanistic understanding of biomarkers at a cellular level. Metabolon sets itself apart with superior analytical and bioinformatics technologies, which together produce high-quality data via a high-throughput workflow. Their proprietary bioinformatics technology rapidly sorts through massive amounts of biochemical data, extracting only significant information. Samples for this study have already been analyzed by Metabolon in previous years, and we want to limit variability of sample testing. It will be critical to put study results into context to compare our data from Metabolon to the results from similar clinical trials that performed testing at Metabolon.
This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem onl...
Notice ID: 26-005190

Department/Ind. Agency: health and human services, department of

Sub-tier: national institutes of health

Office: national institutes of health - cc

Product Service Code: 6515 - medical and surgical instruments, equipment, and supplies

NAICS Code: 541380 - Testing Laboratories and Services

Inactive Dates: may 28, 2026

Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date

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