Annual Service Contract for Incubators and Preventive Maintenance for Centrifuges

This notice is a Notice of Intent. (NOI). This notice is published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101(a)(1) requiring the dissemination of information regarding proposed contract actions. This is a Notice of Intent to award a Sole Source Firm-Fixed Price Contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b) - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Service Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, and is not a request for competitive quotes.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a firm-fixed price sole source contract to:

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Asheville LLC, 28 Schenck Parkway, Asheville, NC 28803

for renewal of the annual service agreement on the incubators and preventive maintenance for centrifuges.
Period of Performance: 3/15/17-3/14/18.
Equipment to be covered:
• Qty 15 HERAcell 150 DualS
• Qty 1 SorLEgendXTRCent1
• Qty 2 Sorvall Legend XTR

The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 811219 with a small business size standard of $20.5M. Thermo Fisher Scientific is other than a small business.

This will be the only notice of the Government's intent to solicit, negotiate, and award to one source to satisfy this requirement. The Government plans to award a contract for this requirement within 30 days of this notice.

This agreement must be invoiced quarterly in arrears. Thermo Fisher Scientific is the manufacturer, and this equipment must be serviced by Thermo Fisher Scientific certified technicians. Must use OEM parts, must include preventative maintenance.

While this synopsis does not constitute a solicitation, interested vendors may identify their interest and capability to satisfy this requirement. The Government understands that Thermo Fisher Scientific is the only vendor which can provide the requested services for NIAID. However, firms that believe they can provide the capability required to fully meet the Government's requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal or quotation that will be considered by this Agency in writing to the identified point of contact within ten (10) days after publication of this notice. Such documentation shall be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. The vendors shall provide certification from original equipment manufacturer that they are authorized to perform these services and have access to OEM parts and supplies. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit offers on NOI-RML-E-1837404.

For additional information or to submit responses, please contact Janna Weber; (E-Mail/ janna.weber@nih.gov).