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STREAMLINED SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

NON-COMPETITIVE

COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION

Title: Preventive Maintenance for Thermo Electron Delta V Plus MS

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) The solicitation number is 75N95023Q00119 and the solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).

This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures;

and FAR Part 12—Acquisition of Commercial Items, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

THIS IS A NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) COMBINED SYNOPSIS

SOLICITATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT

PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Office of Acquisition (OA), on behalf of the

National Institute on Aging (NIA), intends to negotiate and award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition (including brand-name) to Thermo

Electron North America LLC, 1400 Northpoint Pkwy, West Palm Beach, FL 33407 for the

Preventive Maintenance of the Thermo Electron Delta V Plus MS.

This acquisition is conducted as non-competitive for a commercial item or service and is conducted pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1).

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2023-01, with effective date

12/30/2022.

(iv) The associated NAICS code is 811210 and the small business size standard is 1,250 employees. This requirement is noncompetitive with no set-aside restrictions.

(v) This requirement is for the following services: a Preventative Maintenance (PM) and Service Agreement for the Thermo Electron Delta V Plus MS (Hi Pace, CNOS + HD), Serial Number SN09814D.

(vi) The National Institute of Aging’s Translational Gerontology Branch (TGB) requires the use of Thermo Electron Delta V Plus MS (Hi Pace, CNOS + HD) for determining the isotope levels of carbon, sulfur, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen in plasma samples. It is imperative that this machine stay operational hence requiring a maintenance service agreement.

The service maintenance agreement should include:

• Field Service Engineer labor, travel, and parts required for Corrective Maintenance visits with a targeted response time of 3 business days. Only a current Thermo Electron certified Field Service Engineer can work on the system.

• Priority status for technical support inquiries with a targeted immediate response time.

A certified service engineer will conduct diagnosis and Corrective Maintenance procedures using the latest digital remote support tools.

• One (1) scheduled annual Preventive Maintenance visit.

• Instrument Requalification (RQ) in conjunction with a scheduled Corrective

Maintenance with a purchase of an add-on Operational Qualification (OQ).

• Premium subscription to Unity Lab Services Online Knowledge Base.

• Software and firmware updates upon request and in conjunction with a scheduled

Preventive Maintenance or Corrective Maintenance visit (updates are defined as changes of the existing software version that are intended to improve its performance).

(vii) The Government anticipates award of a firm fixed-price purchase order for this acquisition, and the anticipated base period of performance is from April 21, 2023 -

March 24, 2024, with one option period from March 25, 2024 – March 24, 2025.

(viii) The provision at FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb

1998), applies to this acquisition. This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions 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. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at these addresses:

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.hhs.gov/grants/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/hhsar/index.html

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The following provisions apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference:

• FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

• FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Aug 2020)

• FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial

Services (Nov 2021)

• FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Dec 2022)

• FAR 52.222-48, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor

Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain

Equipment-Certification (May 2014)

• HHSAR 352.239-73, Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Notice

(December 18, 2015)

The clause at FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998), applies to this acquisition. 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 these addresses:

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The following clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference:

• FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018)

• FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Aug

2020)

• FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and

Commercial Services (Dec 2022). Addendum to this FAR clause applies to this acquisition and is attached.

• FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000). The

Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the

Contractor within the period of performance; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend before the contract expires.

• HHSAR 352.222-70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity

Investigations (December 18, 2015)

• HHSAR 352.239-74, Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility

(December 18, 2015)

The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are attached in full text. Offerors MUST complete the provisions at 52.204-24 and 52.204-26 and submit completed copies as separate documents with their proposal.

• FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021)

• FAR 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services- Representation (Oct 2020)

• FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or

Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Dec 2022)

• NIH Invoice and Payment Provisions

(ix) (a) The Government plans to make one award resulting from this solicitation. The resulting award will be made to Thermo Electron North America LLC as long as its quotation is technically acceptable and at a fair and reasonable price.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced.

Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(x) The Offerors to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial

Services (Dec 2022), with its offer. If the offeror has completed FAR clause 52.212-3 at www.sam.gov, then the offeror does not need to provide a completed copy with its offer.

(xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and

Commercial Services (Dec 2022), applies to this acquisition. Addendum to this FAR clause applies to this acquisition and is attached.

(xii) There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions applicable to this acquisition.

(xiii) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) are not applicable to this requirement.

(xiv) Responses to this solicitation must include clear and convincing evidence of the offeror’s capability of fulfilling the requirement as it relates to the technical evaluation criteria. The price proposal must include the total price for the base period and the total price for the option period.

The Unique Entity ID from SAM.gov, the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an http://www.sam.gov/ active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.

All quotations must be received by 4:00pm Eastern Standard Time, on March 9, 2023, and reference Solicitation Number 75N95023Q00119. Responses must be submitted electronically to Sarah Adan, Contract Specialist at sarah.adan@nih.gov.

Fax responses will not be accepted.

http://www.sam.gov/