AB Sciex Maintenance Service and Software Plan
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- NIH-CC-OPC-25-000268
- Agency
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NIH Clinical Center
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
- Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine, intends to award a sole source purchase order to AB SCIEX LLC for maintenance service and software plan for a Sciex 7500 QTRAP eady Triple Quad LC-MS/MS instrument. The procurement is critical for maintaining clinical and research testing capabilities, with the agency determining that AB SCIEX is the only vendor capable of providing proprietary instrument care. Interested vendors may submit capability statements outlining their qualifications, which must include business information such as DUNS number, company details, GSA schedules, and company type as validated in the System for Award Management (SAM). Capability statements must be received by December 13, 2024, and will be considered for potential competitive procurement at the government's discretion. Submissions should be electronically sent to Kimala Winfield or Malinda Dehner at their NIH email addresses.
The contract is not set aside for any specific business type and will be conducted under FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(i), allowing direct solicitation from a single source. The procurement is classified under NAICS code 811210 for Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. The contract will have a base year of twelve months with three additional twelve-month option years, starting from the date of award. While no specific award value is disclosed, the procurement focuses on a single Sciex instrument used for critical patient care testing. The potential consequences of equipment maintenance failure include potential unnecessary or ineffective treatment of patients with infectious diseases, underscoring the importance of this maintenance service contract.
Notice text
This is a Notice of Intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center (CC), Department of Laboratory Medicine (DLM) intends to award a firm-fixed priced purchase order to AB SCIEX LLC, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065 on a sole source basis to procure maintenance service and software plan for the Sciex 7500 QTRAP eady Triple Quad LC-MS/MS instrument already existing within Clinical Center.
AB SCIEX LLC is the only vendor/manufacturer that can provide maintenance service and software plan for the Triple Quad LC-MS/MS instrument. The instrument is used to perform clinical and research tests. No other manufacturer can provide this proprietary instrument care. Proper maintenance of the equipment and a reliable service program is critical to providing important patient care results. Inability to use this instrumentation could result in the unnecessary treatment of patients or the lack of effective treatment for patients with an infectious disease. Period of Performance shall be for a base year of twelve (12) months and three (3) twelve-month option year from date of award.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this procurement 811210.
This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of the FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(i) allowing the Contracting Officer (CO) to solicit from one source. Interested concerns capable of providing the same or similar products or services as described in this notice may submit a capability statement outlining their capabilities. Capability Statements must be received within the time set forth in this synopsis to be considered by the Government. A determination to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Each response should include the following Business Information:
a. DUNS.
b. Company Name, address, POC, Phone and Email address
c. Current GSA Schedules or NAICS codes appropriate to this Award.
d. Type of Company (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, HubZone, veteran owned, etc.) as validated in System For Award Management (SAM). All offerors must register on the SAM located at http://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1
e. Capability Statement
Comments to this announcement may be submitted to the Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention of Kimala Winfield, kimala.winfield@nih.gov or Malinda Dehner, dehnerm@cc.nih.gov by the due date and time marked in this notice.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation | |
| AB Sciex Maintenance Service and Software Plan | Pre-Solicitation |
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