A-18 Notice of Intent_Raman Microscope_Final.pdf

SAM.gov ANNOUNCEMENT: Special Notice

CLASSIFICATION CODE: J - Maintenance, Repair, Rebuild Equipment

SUBJECT: Procurement of Recurring Repair and Maintenance Services of a Raman Microscope and MultiRAM Fourier Transform (FT) Raman System

NOTICE OF INTENT NUMBER: 1333ND21QNB730298

CONTACT POINTS: Cowins, Robert Contract Specialist (301) 975-8335

Wong, Hing Pan, Contracting Officer (301) 975-6289

DESCRIPTION: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division (AMD) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR Part 13.106-1(b) with Bruker Scientific, LLC, Billerica MA, for the acquisition of Recurring repair and maintenance services of a raman microscope and multiram FT raman system. The services will be utilized by the NIST Engineering Laboratory (EL), in Gaithersburg, MD.

***** Sole source determination is based on the need to acquire certified service engineers with pre-existing knowledge of the hardware, software and the exclusive design of the system NIST’s existing system. Third-party service engineers will void the manufacturer's extended 10-year warranty currently in place on the Bruker RFS27 MultiRAM FT Raman instrument and could lead to a higher cost to the government. Furthermore, a 10-year extended warranty is still in place for the interferometer component within the Bruker RFS27 MultiRAM FT Raman instrument. Additionally, the use of third-party service engineers would prevent the possibility of a future service contract or extended warranty with the instrument manufacturer.

No other services have been identified in the marketplace that meets the Government’s requirements.

Bruker Scientific, LLC has been identified as the only source capable of meeting NIST’s requirements.

***** The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219 - Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a small business size standard of 22 million dollars in annual revenue.

****** A determination by the Government whether to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

*****No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations.

Interested parties that believe they can satisfy the requirements listed above must identify their capability in writing before the response date of this notice. Only responses received by 07/05/2021, 12:00 p.m., EST will be considered by the government. Responses shall be submitted via email to robert.cowins@nist.gov.

Contracting Office Address:

100 Bureau Drive Bldg. 301, Mail Stop 1640 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-0001 mailto:robert.cowins@nist.gov