Procurement of one (1) Brand Name or Equal QST Lab Thermal Stimulator (TCS 2.2) System and Associated Components.

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General Information

Document Type:

Presolicitation

Synopsis Number:

75N98026Q01053

Posted Date:

August 21, 2026

Original Response Date:

August 31, 2026

Current Response Date:

​​August 31, 2026​

Set Aside:

N/A

NAICS Code:

423490

Contracting Office Address

National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director (OD)

Office of Logistics and Operations (OLAO)

Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management (OALM)

Hospital and Laboratory Support Division

6701 Rockledge Drive

Bethesda, MD 20817

Description

INTRODUCTION

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate and award a contract without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to:

QST Lab

21 rue Becquerel

67087 Strasbourg

FRANCE

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 423490 with a Size Standard $150.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2026-01, March 13, 2026. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($350,000).

STATUTORY AUTHORITY

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.

GENERAL INFORMATION

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   Title: Procurement of one (1) Brand Name or Equal QST Lab Thermal Stimulator (TCS 2.2) System and Associated Components.

   
   


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   Background Information: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), Division of Intramural Research (DIR), Sensory Cells and Circuits Lab (SSC) works on how sensory input is detected and processed by the brain to evoke specific behaviors. focuses on identifying peripheral somatosensory neurons tuned to specific types of stimuli, the molecules they use for transduction, and the neural circuits that they activate. Through our research SCC lab seek to understand the basis by which some stimuli are perceived as innocuous while others are perceived as noxious and how these distinctions are modulated by physiological state or prior experience. The hope is that improving our knowledge of these basic mechanisms will be useful in developing new therapeutic approaches for treating acute and chronic pain.

   
   

CLOSING STATEMENT

This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include a technical proposal, a cost-price proposal, the period of performance, the Unique Entity ID (UEI), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.

All responses must be received by ​August 31, 2026​ at 9:00 AM Eastern time and must reference solicitation number 75N98026Q00825. Responses may be submitted electronically to Mr. James Law, Contracting Officer at James.Law@nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted.

"All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.”

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