Contract · Federal

Pre-Solicitation Notice of Intent to Sole-Source

Agency: COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
Location: Gaithersburg, MD
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Sep 14, 2026
Set-aside: None (open competition)
NAICS code: 334516 look up NAICS codes

Timeline

Posted

Sep 14, 2026
Status

Closing soon

What contracts like this typically pay

No award history yet for this category (NAICS 334516).

What this contract is for

Agency: COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
Location: Gaithersburg, MD
NAICS: 334516
Scope: Federal

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE TO NEGOTIATE ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS The Office of Acquisition and Agreements Management (OAAM), Acquisition Management Division (AMD), of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), on behalf of the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory (MML), intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Grenova, Inc. (formerly Peak Analysis and Automation, Inc.), 1900 Ellen Road, Richmond, VA 23230-4213 (UEI: XSCGMEZKBZB9), for the acquisition of a new Living Measurement Systems Foundry (LMSF) automation system and equipment necessary to modernize the existing Government-owned LMSF automation system.

NIST requires a complete, integrated laboratory automation solution to expand the capabilities of the existing LMSF.

The Contractor shall furnish one new LMSF automation system capable of supporting automated microbial culture, sample preparation, and analytical workflows.

The system shall include all required laboratory instrumentation, robotic liquid handling equipment, robotics, automated plate handling and storage equipment, biological containment equipment, computers, software, firmware, licenses, accessories, and other components necessary to provide a complete and fully operational automation system.

The Contractor shall also furnish a new Hamilton Company MicroLab STAR liquid handling platform and all associated hardware, software, firmware, licenses, and integration components necessary to modernize the existing Government-owned LMSF.

The replacement platform shall be integrated with the remaining Government-owned equipment while preserving the existing system's automation functionality, software operation, laboratory workflows, operating parameters, and measurement methodologies.

As part of furnishing the new and modernized LMSF automation syst...

Official solicitation and documents

The full solicitation, any attachments, and the actual submission instructions live on the official listing, not on this page. Oppward summarizes public record data; it does not host or mirror the source documents.

View the official listing on SAM.gov

Oppward is an independent service and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by SAM.gov or any government agency. This page is a plain-English summary of public record data; the linked source above is the authoritative listing.

How to bid on this

This is a contract solicitation, not a grant. To bid, you submit a proposal (usually a price and a description of how you would do the work) directly to the government, through the channel the official listing specifies, not through Oppward.

Make sure your business has an active SAM.gov registration. You cannot be paid on a federal contract without one.
Read the full solicitation on the official listing above, especially the scope of work, not just this summary. Our guide to reading a solicitation walks through what to look for.
This listing has no set-aside restriction ("full and open competition"), meaning any business, large or small, can bid.
Submit your proposal by the deadline, using the exact submission method the official listing states. A technically on-time bid sent the wrong way is often treated as late.