Annual maintenance

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), in support of the work of the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disease (NIDDK), Laboratory of Cellular and Developmental Biology intends to award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition to Bruker Biospin Corporation, 15 Fortune Drive, Billerica, MA 01821 for preventive maintenance of CryoPlatform.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE
The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 811219 with a Size Standard $20,500,000.00.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Circular (FAC) 2005-98 effective 19 Jan 2017.

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 41 U.S.C. 253(c) under provisions of the statutory authority of FAR Subpart 6.302- FAR 6.302-1-Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1).

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
12 months after award.

Place of Performance
National Institutes of Health
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda MD 20892
United States

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

Preventive Maintenance Services

10026129 AVC800 NIH BETHESDA MD

System 10026129
10028000 AVANCE III NMR SPECTROMETER 600

System 10028000
BH027603 AV500 NIH BETHESDA MD

System BH027603
BH030703 AV600 BETHESDA MD

System BH030703
BH025403 AV90
0 NIH BETHESDA MD

System BH025403
BH046704 AV~ 500 BETHESDA, MD

System BH046704
BH077707 AV500 BETHESDA MD

System BH077707
BH046604 AV600 NIH BETHESDA MD

System BH046604
10211018 AVHD600X NIH BETHESDA

System 10211018
10175641 AVHD700X NIH BETHESDA MD

System 10175641
BH046504 CryoPlatform w /annual maintenance

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. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: certification to provide OEM service and parts, 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 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, on Friday, August 31, 2018 to verne.griffin@nih.gov .

Assessment of Capability
Technically Capability to provide required service with certification from the OEM.

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