What this opportunity is
The Department of Health and Human Services is buying high-power RF amplifiers for therapeutic ultrasound research, which suits any responsible source, as there is no set-aside for small business concerns. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 334220, indicating radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing. Since this is a combined synopsis/solicitation, interested parties should track the opportunity closely as it constitutes the only solicitation and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number CDRH-2026-134055 is issued as a/an RFQ for High-Power RF Amplifiers for Therapeutic Ultrasound Research.
This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns.
NAICS Code: 334220 – Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
Small Business Size Standard: 1,250 Employees
This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at: https://acquisition.gov/ | https://acquisition.gov/far-overhaul | https://acquisition.gov/hhsar
All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which will be considered by the agency.
2. DELIVERY AND PERFORMANCE
Place of Delivery: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, WO64 Room 3032, Silver Spring, MD 20993
FOB Point: Destination
Inspection and Acceptance: Inspection and acceptance shall be performed at the delivery location in accordance with the terms of clause 52.212-4.
Period of Performance
Supplies: Delivery Timeframe + Option Periods for Extended Warranty
Delivery shall be completed within 90 days of award. The items delivered shall include a commercially available warranty. The warranty period begins on the date of Government acceptance under the inspection and acceptance clause(s) of this contract.
The base period covers delivery, installation, training, and the warranty period. The option period for extended warranty begins the day after the warranty period ends, with no gap between periods.
Following Government acceptance, the Contracting Officer will issue administrative modification under RFO 43.203(b)(1) and 43.201 to memorialize the period of performance dates, anchored to the Government acceptance date. The modification does not change scope, price, or any other substantive term. The Contractor's written confirmation of the installation completion date supports inspection and acceptance scheduling; it does not establish the period of performance.
Base Period: Contract Award Date through end of commercially included warranty
Option Period 1: One (1) year extended warranty for both amplifiers, beginning the day after the base warranty expires
3. CONTRACT LINE ITEMS (CLINs)
CLIN
Description
Qty
Unit
Unit Price
Total Price
0001
High-Power RF Amplifier (10 kHz–10 MHz, 400+ Watts), including cables, connectors, installation, training, technical report, and commercially available manufacturer warranty
1
EA
$
$
0002
High-Power RF Amplifier (10 MHz–35 MHz, 300+ Watts), including cables, connectors, installation, training, technical report, and commercially available manufacturer warranty
1
EA
$
$
1001
Extended Warranty (1 year)
1
EA
$
$
4. POINTS OF CONTACT
Contracting Officer:
Name: Maria Finan
Email: Linda.Finan@fda.hhs.gov
Phone: (240) 402-5712
Contract Specialist:
Name: Freshta Javid
Email: Freshta.Javid@fda.hhs.gov
Phone: 301-796-0385
5. CONTRACT CLAUSES
5A. Clauses Incorporated by Reference
Appl.
Clause/Prov. No.
Title
Date
REQ
52.212-4
Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services
Nov 2025
☑
52.203-13
Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct
Nov 2021
☑
52.203-17
Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights
Apr 2026
☑
52.204-91
Contractor Identification
Nov 2025
☑
52.209-6
Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment
Nov 2025
☑
52.209-10
Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations
Nov 2025
☑
52.219-8
Utilization of Small Business Concerns
Nov 2025
☑
52.222-3
Convict Labor
Nov 2025
☑
52.222-19
Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies
Nov 2025
☑
52.222-36
Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (or with Alt I)
Nov 2025
☑
52.222-40
Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act
Nov 2025
☑
52.222-50
Combating Trafficking in Persons (or with Alt I)
Nov 2025
REQ
52.222-90
Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors
Apr 2026
☑
52.222-54
Employment Eligibility Verification
Nov 2025
☑
52.223-23
Sustainable Products and Services
Nov 2025
☑
52.232-33
Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management
Oct 2018
☑
52.233-3
Protest After Award
Nov 2025
☑
52.233-4
Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim
Nov 2025
☑
52.244-6
Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services
Nov 2025
☑
52.225-1
Buy American—Supplies (or with Alt I)
Nov 2025
REQ
HHSAR 352.232-71
Electronic Submission of Payment Requests
Apr 2026
5B. Clauses Incorporated by Full Text
52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)
This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):
https://acquisition.gov
https://acquisition.gov/far-overhaul
https://acquisition.gov/hhsar
(End of clause)
52.217-8, Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999)
The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor at any ti…
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