iS50 FTIR Bench and Continuum FTIR Microscope, Omnic software and associated computer hardware.

This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) Soliciting from a single source. The ACC-APG Tenant Contracting Division, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price sole source service contract to Thermo Fisher Scientific.

 CAGE Code: 3WXJ7.

This requirement is for the annual Repairs, Maintenance, and Software update support services for the Product at Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) APG, MD.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is the developer and owns the proprietary rights to the software Update. The company issued a Sole source memorandum on April 8, 2020, stated that The Thermo Fisher Scientific has proprietary rights to the design and software utilized in the instruments. Thermo Fisher Scientific is the only company with access to proprietary performance verified component parts, spare parts, software, technical support, upgrades and engineering resources to maintain the original operating specifications for Thermo Fisher Scientific instrument.

Thermo Fisher and it proprietary Thermo Fisher Scientific Field Service Engineers (FSE’s) are the only company certified and factory trained engineers available to Service the instruments, and are part of an organization that is ISO certified.

The prices listed on the support plan are those charged to any other customer with The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 334516/811219.

Posting date of this requirement is April 10, 2020. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, April 25, 2020. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government.

This is not a Request for Quote. This is a written notice to inform the public of the Government's intent to award on a sole source basis the required services.

Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted to:

Lenard Wright. Email: lenard.b.wright.civ@mail.mil. NLT 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time April 25, 2020.

Telephonic inquiries will not be considered.

Place of Contract Performance:

Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005

United States