12-month Service Contract to maintain Illumina NextSeq 2000 & 1000 sequencing instruments
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- NOI-NIAID-25-2255342
- Agency
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Maryland 20878, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health is seeking to procure a 12-month service contract for maintaining Illumina NextSeq 2000 and 1000 sequencing instruments located in Gaithersburg, MD. The contract will be negotiated on a sole-source basis directly with Illumina, Inc., using statutory authority 41 U.S.C. 1901(a)(1). Interested vendors must submit a capability statement through the NIAID electronic Simplified Acquisition Submission System (eSASS) by 10:00 am EST on March 21, 2025. Key evaluation criteria will include on-site response time and manufacturer certification to maintain Illumina equipment. Vendors must register in the eSASS system to submit documentation, and late submissions will be handled according to FAR 52.212-1(f) guidelines.
The pre-solicitation notice indicates no specific set-aside designation for this contract. The service contract covers two specific instrument models: NextSeq 1000 (Asset Number VL00414) and NextSeq 2000 (Asset Number VH00497), with performance periods from March 21, 2025, to March 20, 2026. Support plans include full coverage for parts, labor, and travel, one preventative maintenance visit, 18x5 remote technical support, a two-business-day on-site response target, and control software and hardware updates. The contract will provide reagent replacement during hardware failures, on-site applications support, and remote monitoring capabilities. While no specific award value is mentioned, the contract represents a comprehensive maintenance agreement for advanced scientific sequencing equipment.
Notice text
This is a Notice of Intent (NOI), NOT a request for proposal. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with Illumina, Inc., located at
5200 Illumina Way, Deerfield, San Diego, California 92122-4616, to procure a 12-month Service Contract to maintain Illumina NextSeq 2000 & 1000 sequencing instruments.
Minimum Requirements:
The Vaccine Immunology Program (VIP) seeks a Service Contract to maintain Illumina NextSeq 2000 & 1000 sequencing instruments. Service requirements are as specified below:
- Item description: NextSeq 1000 Silver Support Plan
Catalog Number: 20040648
Asset Number: VL00414
Period of Performance: 03/21/2025 – 03/20/2026
- Full coverage for parts, labor, and travel.
- Reagent replacement upon Hardware (HW) failures.
- One (1) Preventative Maintenance (PM).
- Remote Technical Support 18x5.
- Two (2) business day on-site response target*.
- Control Software (SW) and HW updates.
- On- site applications support.
- Discounts on advanced training.
- Remote monitoring available.
- Item description: NextSeq 2000 Silver Support Plan
Catalog Number: 20040667
Asset Number: VH00497
Period of Performance: 04/03/2025 – 03/20/2026
- All of the above stated Coverages as applicable to NextSeq 1000 apply.
- Includes labor, travel and replacement of all parts included in the Preventative Maintenance (PM) Kit;
- Component inspections.
- Subsystems Maintenance.
- System Requalification
- A PM Certification document
Place of Performance: Gaithersburg, MD 20878
The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 1901 (a) (1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1 only one responsible source and no other supply of service will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. All responsible and interested sources that could provide this service must submit a capability statement. For consideration, on-site response time and Manufacturer Certification by Illumina Inc., to maintain Illumina equipment must be included and submitted by 10:00 am EST, March 21, 2025. All required documents must be submitted via the NIAID electronic Simplified Acquisition Submission System (eSASS) website at https://esass.nih.gov. All vendors must register in the eSASS system to submit their documentation. Instructions on how to register /submit documents are included on the website. All responses received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
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