SAM_-_Pre-Solicitation__75N94022Q00090_1.pdf

75N94022Q00090

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) intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order to include four option years without providing for full and open competition to Steris Corporation for a service agreement on Steris LAB 250 Autoclave and Steris Reliance 400 Glassware Washer equipment.

JUSTIFICATION

We need a service contract for four instruments in our building: two Steris glassware washers and two Steris autoclaves in the Division of Molecular and Cell Biology (DMCB) program. These instruments are heavily used by over sixty researchers on a daily basis and the machines run at very high temperature, so they are more prone to breakdown frequently, therefore we need to rely on a service contract to keep them functioning properly and to avoid costly repairs. A service contract with Steris gives us preference whenever the repair is needed and due to heavy use and extreme temperatures some parts break more frequently so they need to be replaced with genuine parts and assembled by trained service engineers or we risk downtime and additional costs, which would impact our program goals and resources. Steris is the original equipment manufacturer of our instruments and therefore the sole provider of the instrument’s support, service, and genuine replacement parts due to the proprietary nature of the equipment and because they maintain highly trained service engineers to handle these machines. To our knowledge, no other company can service the instrument at the level of performance required and provide genuine replacement parts to ensure maximal function and reduce risk/liability, therefore for the continuation of research and nature of very expensive instruments we need a service contract from Steris.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 811219 with a Size standards in millions of dollars: $22.0.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-04 effective 01/30/2022. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($250,000), FAR Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Subpart 17.2 - Options.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of FAR 13.106(b)(1) Soliciting from a single source - For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold.

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

75N94022Q00090

PLACE OF DELIVERY

NIH/NICHD

Bethesda, MD, 20892

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

Service contract (Base year plus four option years) for 4 instruments: LAB 250 Autoclave (s/n 030891501), LAB 250 Autoclave (s/n 031121601), Reliance 400 Glassware Washer (s/n 3633400007), Reliance 400 Glassware Washer (s/n 3614997001) for complete/full maintenance and repair coverage to include OEM service standards, labor, parts, travel, technical support 24/7, customer service, and detailed service documentation.

CLOSING STATEMENT

This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability in response to this notice and may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement that includes management, technical data and cost information in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to perform the required work and shall provide OEM authorized service provider documentation with point of contact information.

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 respondents must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. All responses to this notice shall be submitted electronically by 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, on May, 5th, 2022 to jacob.balenson@nih.gov and shall include pre-solicitation # 75N94022Q00090 in the subject line.

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