Instrument Service Agreement

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, National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD), in support of the work of the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disease (NIDDK), intends to award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition to Global Life Sciences Solutions, USA LLC, 100 Results Way, Marlborough, MA  01752 USA to acquire Base + 2 Option Years  for a Biacore T200 (NIH # 01682361) Instrument Service Agreement.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 811219 with a Size Standard $20.0 M.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Circular (FAC) 2021-03 effective 02-16-2020.  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 objective of this request is to renew the service agreement for the Biacore T200 instrument to ensure proper performance. The instrument is built with complex microfluidics. Recording of meaningful data from the instrument is completely dependent on the proper functioning of the instrument and thus, this instrument requires regular service and maintenance of the microfluidics system by Cytiva Life Science Solutions (formally GE healthcare). They are the only company carrying the parts and expertise to service the instrument and they provide an exceptional quality of service for their instrumentation.

The contractor shall provide the following service: BC T200 Processin SN#28975001-CN12257 Full   care.

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 Global Life Sciences Solutions/Cytiva (Formerly GE Healthcare)  is the only vendor that can provide the service for  Biacore T200 FULLCARE maintenance .  The service contract offered by  Cytiva Global Life Sciences Solutions USA LLC for the period extending between 03/01/2022 to 02/28/2025. Global Life Sciences Solutions/Cytiva is the sole source of such maintenance contracts.

The specialized and sensitive nature of the equipment that requires periodic maintenance is key to the efficient operation of the expensive cryoprobes, needed for protein studies.  Only engineers specifically trained to perform maintenance and repairs on this proprietary equipment are qualified to safely carry out such work.  The proposed contractor has a number of its service engineers dedicated to the maintenance and repair of Biacore T200, that require proprietary components.

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 November 23, 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.