SAM_-_Pre-Solicitation__75N94025Q00041_1.pdf

75N94025Q00041

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.

The National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD), intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order to include option years without providing for full and open competition to NIKON INSTRUMENTS INC for Service Agreement for NICHD Spinning Disk Confocal Equipment.

JUSTIFICATION

The Section on Cell Cycle Regulation group had developed a few novel approaches to understand the cell biology of the nuclear pore within mammalian cells. We are participation in several dozens of research collaboration all over the world. Most of these approaches involve microscopy for live assays of cell function. We currently rely on two Nikon spinning disk microscopes that are used almost constantly for this purpose. The spinning disk technology is crucial here because it allows minimal photobleaching of the fluorophores, thus permitting live imaging of labeled cells for extended periods of time. We need a service agreement to keep this equipment in operation. The system is extremely expensive and sophisticated and needs professional maintenance and service.

The manufacturer, Nikon, is only vendor who can provide such a service due to their proprietary software and technical expertise. Nikon is the manufacturer is only one vendor, who can provide the needed services.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 811210 with a Size standards in millions of dollars: $34.0.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-03 effective 01/17/2025. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($250,000), FAR Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Subpart 17.2 - Options.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of FAR 13.106(b)(1) Soliciting from a single source - For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold.

PLACE OF DELIVERY/PERFORMANCE

NIH/NICHD

BG 49 RM 5A08

49 CONVENT DR

BETHESDA MD 20892

PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS

75N94025Q00041

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

We require a service agreement to include:

•Nikon exceptional service and support by certified Biosystem Service Specialists •Consultation with Nikon technical experts •NIS-Elements software updates included •One Preventative Maintenance (PM) visit with eligible Service Agreement Selection •Repair Parts, Labor and Travel included •Pre-approved repair and service authorization – means no purchase order requirement to have eligible system repaired

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Base Year: April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 Option Year 1: April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027

CLOSING STATEMENT

This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability in response to this notice and may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement that includes management, technical data and cost information in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to perform the required work. 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 respondents must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. All responses to this notice shall be submitted electronically by 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, on February 5th, 2025 to jacob.balenson@nih.gov and shall include pre-solicitation # 75N94025Q00041 in the subject line.

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