NOTICE OF INTENT.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 (Including brand-name) to FEI CO for the purchase of a Titan/Krios G3 Microscope “PREFERRED 48 HOURS” Service Agreement which includes labor, travel, living expenses and parts coverage.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 811219 with a Size Standard $22.0 M.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Circular (FAC) 2022-01 effective 12-06-2021. 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 purchase a preventative maintenance plan for the Titan/Krios G3 microscope. The vendor shall provide qualified service engineers to perform maintenance of the microscope Krios and camera Ceta with equipment and parts. They will also provide 4-hour targeted telephone support, 48-hour targeted onsite labor response, unlimited labor hours (including travel time and expenses), all necessary spare parts (including all accessories listed on the contract), one preventive maintenance visit (per year) and software updates.

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

Task Area 1 – The vendor shall provide a qualified service engineer to perform maintenance on the microscope with equipment and parts. Service will be on the units themselves in their current location by qualified service engineer in the presence of LCMB staff.

Task Area 2 – When we submit a service request, vendor shall respond within 48 hours and send in a service engineer to service/repair the microscope.

The contractor shall provide the following service:

Titan Krios G3 1090984 / 9923947 I F1040265 Contract Period: 01/01/22 To 12/31/22

BioQuantum 1073088 / 9923947.01 Contract Period: 01/01/22 To 12/31/22

Ceta 16M Camera 300 kV 1100486 / 9923947.09 Contract Period: 01/01/22 To 12/31/22

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 FEI Company, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific is the only vendor that can provide the service for Titan Krios G3 with FEI Software. The service contract offered by FEI Company, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific for the period extending between January 1, 2022 thru December

31. 2022. FEI Company, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific 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 December 14, 2021.

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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