NOI to SS.pdf

NOTICE OF INTENT to Sole Source

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER:

75N95025Q00241

2. TITLE: Installation of NMR consoles and peripheral equipment for Agilent NMR400, 400-MR, and 600 MHz DD2 NMR systems.

3. CLASSIFICATION CODE: J066- Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Instruments and Laboratory Equipment

4. NAICS CODE: 811210- Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance

5. RESPONSE DATE:

August 20, 2025 at 12:00 pm EST

6. PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT:

Andrew Varley Andrew.Varley@nih.gov Phone: 301.827.5851

7. DESCRIPTION:

INTRODUCTION

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

SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN

COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Agilent Technologies for the Installation of NMR consoles and peripheral equipment for NMR400, 400-MR, and 600 MHz DD2 NMR systems.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE and SET

ASIDE STATUS

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 811210- Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance with a size standard of $34 Million.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6—Competition Requirements. FAR Subpart 13.106-1 (b) Soliciting from a single source provides that: For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, Contracting Officers may solicit from one source IF the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name OR industrial mobilization).

The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-04 dated June 11, 2025.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES:

The Analytical Chemistry Core (ACC) at DPI/NCATS requires the reinstallation of three Agilent NMR consoles and peripheral equipment in the recently renovated CLL NMR Lab. An Agilent service engineer is required to unpack and install these NMR components as they can ensure the appropriate standard operating procedure is taken for their proprietary NMR consoles and peripheral equipment. While installation could possibly be performed by a third party service group, Agilent claims no liability in the event an error with the components causes a system failure or damage. Furthermore, it would invalidate any additional warranties associated with the NMR magnet, console, and non-cryogenic components. As such, we require Agilent to perform the reinstallation of the NMR400, 400-MR, and 600 MHz DD2 NMR consoles, and their peripheral equipment.

Period of Performance:

Delivery shall be made 45 days ARO.

CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION

(INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION

The essential characteristics of the item or service that limit the availability to a sole source are:

This acquisition requires previous experience in the making of methyltransferase inhibitors. The service provided by this contractor will allow for continuity of research, consistency of data/results which is imperative in this project.

The intended source is:

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

5301 Stevens Creek Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95051, USA

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.

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. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. 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.

Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: 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 Unique Entity ID (UEI), 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.

All responses must be received by the closing date and time of this announcement and must reference the solicitation number 75N95025Q00241. Responses must be submitted electronically to Andrew Varley, Contract Specialist at Andrew.Varley@nih.gov. U.S. Mail and fax responses will not be accepted.