The National Institute of Standards and Technology needs a small business to manufacture 6,000 vials of human serum standard reference material.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need?
- The contractor shall produce 6,000 vials of each of the two serum materials at the concentrations specified below, with each vial containing (1.1 � 0.1) mL of serum.
- The contractor shall acquire a minimum of 12 L of serum pooled according to the CLSI C37 A Guideline.
- All cholesterol levels must be native and not achieved through dilution or fortification of any of the serum samples.
- The serum shall be aliquoted into vials, specified in Section III, that are capable of withstanding long-term storage (5 to 10 years) at -80 �C.
- What's the contract structure and timeline?
- The solicitation is for a Firm-Fixed Price type Purchase Order.
- How will they pick the winner?
- The notice doesn't say.
- When and how do you bid?
- Quotes must be submitted and received via email to Billy Wong at Hingpan.wong@nist.gov by 11:00 AM ET, July 30, 2026.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
Heads up — easy to miss
- Quoters must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing electronically to Hing Pan Wong at Hingpan.wong@nist.gov.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business is registered in the U.S. System for Award Management (SAM) at time of solicitation close.
Primary point of contact
Name
Hing Pan Wong
Email
hingpan.wong@nist.gov