All-in-One Fluorescence Microscope

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

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, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human

Development (NICHD), Office of Acquisitions (OA) on behalf of the National Institute of Digestive, Diabetes & Kidney Diseases intends to award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to KEYENCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA, 500 Park Boulevard Suite 200 Itasca IL 60143 to acquire All-in-One Fluorescence Microscope.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334516 with a Size Standard 1,000.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Circular (FAC) 2021-02 effective 3-10-2021.  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.

PlaceofPerformance

National Institutes of Health

9000 Rockville Pike

Bethesda MD 20892

United States

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

The instrument covered under this agreement plays a critical role in support of the NIDDK research activities. As such, any prolonged downtime because of mechanical failure would have a seriously crippling effect on our abilities to perform our work. Only the manufacturer has the technical expertise and readily available parts inventory to ensure that our instrument downtimes are mitigated to the lowest possible level.  Applicable warranties would be voided by unauthorized service.

 The contractor shall provide the following service for BZ-X800:

Item #                                                 Description                                                                            

BZ-X810                                               BZX Fluorescence Microscope                                              

BZ-X800E                                             BZX Fluorescence Microscope

BZ SUPPORT PACKAGE                       BZ Support Package

BZ-H4XD                                              BZX Hardware Module

BZ-H4A                                                BZX Software

OP-87762                                            BZX Accessory

OP-87763                                            BZX Accessory

OP-87765                                            BZX Accessory

OP-87766                                            BZX Accessory

BZ-PA02                                              BZ Objective Lens (2x)

BZ-PA10                                              BZ Objective Lens (10x)

BZ-PA20                                              BZ Objective Lens (20x)

BZ-PA40                                              BZ Objective Lens (40x)

BZ-PA60                                              BZ Objective Lens (60x Oil)

972326                                                Win10 PC for BZ-X800

972072B                                              23" MONITOR

BZ-H4XI                                               BZX Hardware Module

BZ-H4C                                                BZX Software

BZ-H4CM                                             BZX Software

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 Keyence Corporation is the sole provider of the BZ-X800 Microscope.

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 June 21, 2021.

Assessmentof 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.