Maintenance Agreement NICHD22032.pdf

INTRODUCTION

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A

CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION.

The National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD), in support of the work of the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disease (NIDDK), intends to award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition to STERIS Corporation, 5960 Heisley Road, Mentor OH 44060 USA to acquire Base + 3 Option Years for Service Agreement for NIDDK Equipment.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 811219 with a Size Standard $20.0 M.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Circular (FAC) 2021-03 effective 02-16-2020. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($250,000) and FAR Subpart 12- Acquisition of Commercial Items.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6— Competition Requirements.

Place of Performance National Institutes of Health 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda MD 20892 United States

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

The objective of this request is to obtain services to maintain the operation of Ansco Century Scientific prevacuum sterilizer S/N 010199906.

Task Area 1 – The company shall provide a qualified Steris sterilizer technician to perform two preventive maintenance inspections over the term of this maintenance contract [02/01/2022- 01/31/2023] and provide parts, material for adjustments, repair, and replacement of parts (“Maintenance”) as required by normal use, and labor for the sterilizer.

PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS

Task Area 2 - The work will be performed on the sterilizer located at the NIH Main Campus in Bethesda, Maryland.

The contractor shall provide the following service:

16X16X26 CENTURY VAC

STR

010199906

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BREAKDOWN:

BASE YEAR: 02/01/2022 - 01/31/2023

OPT YR ONE 02/01/2023 – 01/31/2024

OPT YR TWO: 02/01/2024 – 01/31/2025

OPT YR THREE: 02/01/2025 – 01/31/2026

A period of performance cannot exceed 12 consecutive months (Base + Option year contracts still have individual 12-month period of performance). Your payment breakdown for services must be either monthly, quarterly, bi-annual, or annual in ARREARS. As per the contract, the period of performance shall be for 12 months and will be billed quarterly.

CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-

NAME) DETERMINATION

The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted as prescribed in FAR Part 10—Market Research. Only one source is available: Per FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) the Contracting Officer has determined that Steris Corporation is the only vendor that can provide the service for Ansco Century Scientific prevacuum sterilizer. The service contract offered by Steris Corporation for the period extending between 02/01/2022 thru 01/31/2026. Steris Corporation is the sole source of such maintenance contracts.

The specialized and sensitive nature of the equipment that requires periodic maintenance is key to the efficient operation of the expensive cryoprobes, needed for protein studies. Only engineers specifically trained to perform maintenance and repairs on this proprietary equipment are qualified to safely carry out such work. The proposed contractor has a number of its service engineers dedicated to the annual validation, calibration, and service, that require proprietary components.

CLOSING STATEMENT

This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provided feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement, unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.”

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.

All responses to this notice shall be submitted electronically by 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, on January 25, 2022.

Assessment of Capability The contractor will be evaluated on their capability to provide the product to the specifications as stated on the solicitation and shall be required to provide required service with certification from the OEM.

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