NICHD24010.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 Life Technologies Corporation, North American Sales and Service, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA 92008 to acquire Base + 2 Option years for AB Assurance 1PM maintenance contract for Quant Studio 12K Flex.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 811210 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) 2024-01 effective 11/14/2023.

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 Phoenix, AZ 85004 United States

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

NIDDK DMGS intends to acquire an AB Assurance 1PM maintenance contract for its QuantStudio 12K Flex with the goal of having an operational system accessible to interested scientists as a shared resource. The QuantStudio is a broadly capable instrument used in expression and genotyping applications. Such an instrument must be operated continuously and has several complex sub-systems which have many types of potential failure. The duration of instrument failure can have significant effects on the ability of many NIDDK staff to perform high quality science. A service contract provides an efficient route for maintaining the instrument making it possible to use one instrument rather than operating two.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

Base: 11/27/2023-11/26/2024

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

Option 1*: 11/27/2024-11/26/2025 Option 2*: 11/27/2025-11/26/2026

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 Life Technologies Corporation is the sole provider of the QuantStudio 12K Flex maintenance services.

The manufacturer designs builds and services its own instruments and subsequently it has created service documentation that they use in performing services. The service documentation and service tools are copyrighted and/or proprietary to them. Life Technologies Corporation has not authorized any third-party service providers to copy or make derivatives of or use any of the service documentation and/or service tools for any purposes in performing its qualification services. The unauthorized use, copying, or making derivatives of the service documentation and service tools is a violation of their intellectual property rights.

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 Vendor/Contractor’s (UEI) the Unique Entity ID from SAM.gov is now the authoritative identifier for those doing business with the federal government. The DUNS Number is no longer valid for federal award identification, 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.”

Note to Contractor: The contractor shall provide a completed copy of FAR 52.204-24, "Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment" with their quote in response to this solicitation.

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 November 22, 2023. The quotation must reference “Solicitation number” NICHD24010 and “Solicitation number” NICHD24010 must be on/in subject line of email.

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.