Notice_of_Intent_to_Sole_Source.docx

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The Naval Medical Logistics Command (NMLC) intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of FAR 13.501(a) to Agilent Technologies, Inc.; Wilmington, DE 19808-1610, provide for maintenance support services (i.e., general, preventive, and repair maintenance, telephone support, software and hardware upgrades and updates, repair and upgrade parts) for the currently government-owned Agilent Liquid Chromatography (LC) Tandem Mass Spectrometer (MSMS) Systems (Model Numbers: Agilent G6460CA Triple Quadrupole LCMS, Agilent Multi Mode Source, Agilent 1290 Infinity UHPLC, Agilent G4220A Binary Pump, Agilent G1316C Thermostatted Column Compartment, and Agilent G4278A HTC Autosampler) for the Drug Demand Reduction Program (DDRP). The maintenance services shall be performed on the currently installed LCMSMS Systems at all of the following locations: Navy Drug Screening Laboratory Great Lakes, Navy Drug Screening Laboratory Jacksonville, Navy Drug Screening Laboratory San Diego, Army Forensic Toxicology Drug Testing Laboratory Fort Meade, Army Forensic Toxicology Drug Testing Laboratory Tripler Army Medical Center, Headquarters Air Force Drug Testing Laboratory Lackland Air Force Base, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES), Dover, DE. Vendor shall be an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) authorized maintenance contractor for the proposed equipment/systems such that OEM warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.

Agilent Technologies is the only vendor authorized to service Agilent Technologies products. The OEM (Agilent Technologies) does not authorize any third party vendors to conduct maintenance, warranty or service work on any of their products. Service by a third party vendor will void the OEM warranty. Furthermore, Agilent Technologies is the only vendor that services the proprietary software and Agilent Technologies will not provide software support to third party vendors.

A sources sought notice was posted on FedBizOpps under LCMSMS_Maintenance_Services_DDRP on December 18, 2015 with a closing date of January 1, 2016 at 2:00 PM local time. No valid capability statements were received.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes management and technical data and cost information, in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to perform the required work. Capability statements shall not exceed 5 (8.5 x 11 inch) pages using a font size no smaller than 10-point. All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A request for documentation or additional information will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on 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 or to proceed with a sole source contract.

Capability statements are due by 2:00 PM Local Time, January 11, 2016. Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following address: amanda.e.rutten.civ@mail.mil.