3-NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE.pdf

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE-SOURCE

REERENCE NO: 75N96024Q00035

INTENDED SOURCE: PRECISION OPTICS, LLC

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 06/01/2024 – 05/31/2025

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516

POSTING DATE: April 8, 2024

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT:

This contract action is for the acquisition of services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority and procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.5 in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1901. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Office of Acquisitions (OA) intends to award a sole source purchase order to PRECISION OPTICS, LLC located at 1015 Wave Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516, to provide qualified Carl Zeiss Microscopy personnel who are factory trained to perform comprehensive preventative maintenance including inspection, preventive maintenance, repair service, and software updates/maintenance as required by the FMIC at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Complete mechanical, electrical, and software preventative maintenance response, including necessary repair service, shall be provided by the contractor for Government-owned confocal microscopes.

This award is for period of performance from June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair And Maintenance). The Small Business Administration (SBA) small business size standard for this NAICS code is $34M.

NIEHS will solicit and negotiate directly with PRECISION OPTICS, LLC and no solicitation will be issued.

This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations; however, if an interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the Government to determine if the party can perform the requirement.

Offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. Offeror must provide the Company Name; Unique Entity Identifier (UEI); Point of Contact Name, Phone Number, and E-mail Address; and all government contract vehicles under which the Company holds contracts (e.g., GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), NITAAC, OASIS, etc.). Additionally, if the interested party is a small business concern, it must identify which, if any, of the small business socio-economic categories are applicable.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All interested parties must express their interest and capabilities in writing via email to Odessa.mcglown@nih.gov within fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this notice. No faxed documents will be accepted. If no responsive statements are received within fifteen (15) days, an award will be made PRECISION OPTICS, LLC.