Hologic Panther Analyzer System Corrective and Preventative Maintenance

The Defense Health Agency (DHA) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis in accordance with FAR part 13.106-1(b)(1).  The proposed source is Hologic Inc., 250 Campus Drive, Marlborough, MA 01752 USA.  This acquisition is for maintenance on the Hologic Panther® Analyzer System in support of Naval Hospital Jacksonville, FL. The contractor shall accomplish services for corrective and preventative maintenance on the Hologic Panther® Analyzer System.

This acquisition is for a base year plus four option years to provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personnel services necessary to perform preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance on the Hologic Panther® Analyzer System.  The Contractor shall provide preventive maintenance to include regularly scheduled preventive maintenance and inspections every six (6) months or annually as per manufacturer’s recommendations. The Contractor shall provide corrective maintenance, as required, to include, repair, adjustment, calibration, software manipulation and upgrades or other actions such as performance verification after a power surge, water damage, relocation, and return a piece of equipment to original manufacturers specifications following a failure, damage, or other incident that causes the product to no longer perform within the original specifications. Work shall be performed at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Florida.

Contractor shall be OEM authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller for the proposed software/hardware and equipment such that OEM warranty and services are provided and maintained by the OEM.  All software licensing, warranty, and services associated with the software/hardware and equipment shall be in accordance with OEM terms and conditions.

Instructions to Vendors

There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 811210 – Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance.  This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for the requirement; however, if a vendor challenges the basis for this requirement, they shall submit a capability statement that includes sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to provide the required services, to include permission from the product manufacturer.  Capability statements shall not exceed 5 (8.5 x 11 inch) pages using a font size no smaller than 12-point.  All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government.  A request for documentation or additional information or submission that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response.  A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source procurement.

Response Submission

Capability statements are due by 11:00 A.M. EST, August 2, 2024. Capability statements shall be submitted by email ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to april.m.gillespie2.civ@health.mil. No phone calls will be accepted.