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Exhibit 11

NON-COMPETITIVE

COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION

Title: Renewal of annual maintenance agreement for PerkinElmer Operetta and Opera Phenix instruments.

(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 75N95021Q00070 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), NIDA Office of Acquisitions – NCATS Section, on behalf of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), intends to negotiate and award a specify purchase order without providing for full and open competition (including brand-name) to PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc., 710 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton, CT 064844794, for comprehensive maintenance, calibration, and repair services of laboratory instruments.

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-04 dated January 19, 2021.

(iv) The associated NAICS code is 811219 and the small business size standard is $20.5M employees. No set-aside restriction is applicable.

(v) This acquisition consists of:

Line 0001: Renewal of Gold Service Plan maintenance agreement for Operetta CLS Serial Numbers 1600L16048 and 1600L16049 and Opera Phenix Serial Numbers 1400L14042, 1400L18179 and 1400L18183.

(vi) Performance shall take place at:

The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) 9800 Medical Center Drive Rockville, MD 20850

(vii) The provision at FAR clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

(viii) Offers will be evaluated for technical criteria, price, and past performance.

(ix) Offerors are to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items, with offers.

(x) The FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

The following FAR provisions or clauses are incorporated by reference:

52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018) 52.204-16, Commercial and Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016) 52.204-18, Commercial and Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 2016) 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services of Equipment 52.222-48, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards statute to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Certification HHSAR 352.222-70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (December 18, 2015).

52.212-4(g), Invoice, is supplemented by the NIH Invoice and Payment Instructions (2/2014).

(xi) FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders–Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

(xii) This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this solicitation must include sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities of providing the product or service. A determination by the Government whether to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered to determine whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis as indicated above, or to conduct a competitive procurement.

Respondents other than the sole-source provider identified above that believe they are authorized providers of these maintenance services must provide written confirmation from PerkinElmer that (1) they can provide the PerkinElmer Gold Service plan; (2) they can obtain PerkinElmer parts; (3) that they employ PerkinElmer factory-trained/certified engineers; and (4) that they are authorized by PerkinElmer to provide service to PerkinElmer equipment.

(xiii) In addition, the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.

All responses must be received by 9:00 a.m. Eastern time, February 15, 2021, and reference solicitation number 75N95021Q00070. Responses must be submitted by email to Kevin Alvarez, Contract Specialist, kevin.alvarez@nih.gov.