Leica Microscope Maintenance

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Laboratory of System Biology (LSB) intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with Leica Microsystems Inc., 2345 Waukegan Road, Bannockburn, IL 60015 for Leica imaging equipment. This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 12 - Acquisition for Commercial Items and will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR Part 13.501(a)(1).

Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a firm fixed price type of contract. Equipment, parts, and software fixes can only be obtained from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). Leica Microsystems Inc. is the OEM of the equipment and they do not have any licensed third party service providers.

The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 only one source available, no substitutions possible, and updates/parts must be compatible with existing equipment. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. All responsible sources who can provide the same or similar equipment may submit a response that could be considered by email to Brad Engel at brad.engel@nih.gov by the specified date/time of this notice. All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow NIAID to determine if it can meet the above unique specifications described herein. All responses received by the closing date of this solicitation will be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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