The agency is gauging market interest. No bid is being requested yet — submitting a capabilities statement may put you on the radar for the eventual solicitation.
The NIH needs a small business to provide a new confocal microscope system to replace end-of-life imaging infrastructure.
Key Details
The NIH needs a new confocal microscope system to replace end-of-life imaging infrastructure. The system must support advanced live and super-resolution microscopy.
- What's the contract structure and timeline?
The notice doesn't say.
- How will they pick the winner?
The notice doesn't say.
- When and how do you bid?
Submit a capability statement via email to robinsti@mail.nih.gov by July 16, 2026, referencing solicitation # 75N98026R00119. The statement must include your firm's size and type of business, experience, skills, and capability to fulfill the Government's requirements.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business, including 8(a) certified, small disadvantaged businesses, woman-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, or HUBZone small businesses.
Heads up — easy to miss
- Capability statements must include the name and telephone number, and email address of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Write a capability statement demonstrating your experience, skills, and capability to fulfill the Government's requirements for the confocal microscope system.