Maintenance agreement

This solicitation notice is for maintenance services on a Glacios microscope owned by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. The National Institutes of Health intends to award a sole source contract to FEI Company, the microscope manufacturer, to provide maintenance including a 4-hour support response time, unlimited labor hours, annual preventative maintenance visits, software upgrades, and replacement parts over a five year period from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2027. As the original equipment manufacturer, FEI is the only company qualified to perform the highly specialized maintenance and repair services required. Responses to the pre-solicitation notice were due by March 18, 2022.

The contract has no set-aside designations. FEI Company is the incumbent contractor for these services. The value is not specified but the contract would cover maintenance over a five year base period and four option years. Services will be performed onsite at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases facility as needed to maintain the Glacios microscope.