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THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS.

NOTICE TEXT: The United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), Fort Detrick, Maryland in support of the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) intends to negotiate a sole source firm fixed price contract with Olympus America located at 3500 Corporate Parkway, Center Valley PA, 18034, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), “only one source reasonably available,” to satisfy agency requirements.

The requirement is for a non-personal services contract to provide preventative maintenance services for the following systems currently in use at USAMRICD: (1) Olympus Microscopes.

The proposed contractor is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the Olympus microscopes. The equipment maintenance is critical to the ongoing mission at USAMRIC and maintenance of the equipment can only be provided by the manufacturer who is the only source of factory parts, proprietary software and factory trained maintenance technicians. Failure to obtain maintenance services directly from Olympus can lead to equipment failure and loss of data and/or time to research milestones in accordance with USAMRICD’s research mission.

The contract is for a period of performance of twelve (12) months with four (4) twelve-Month options IAW FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 811219 with a size standard of $20.5M

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS