Maintenance agreement for multiple ultra cold free

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), under the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health, intends to award a sole source maintenance agreement for multiple ultra-cold laboratory freezers and associated equipment, with proposals due July 2. The procurement is justified under FAR 6.302-1 based on system compatibility; NIAMS states that substituting another vendor would require complete equipment replacement and create unacceptable risk to sensitive research materials.

The incumbent contractor is Diversified Laboratory Repair (DLR). NIAMS justifies the sole source selection through DLR's full integration with existing freezer-management infrastructure, proven performance history with NIAMS, ISO 9001:2015 accreditation, and market research indicating no other source meets the specialized compatibility and quality requirements. The requirement focuses on detecting operational issues and minimizing downtime of mission-critical research samples and reagents.

While this is not a competitive procurement, NIAMS invites interested small businesses—including 8(a) firms, service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, small disadvantaged, veteran-owned, and women-owned small businesses—to submit written capability statements. Submission does not obligate the Government to compete the award; any decision to compete remains at NIAMS's sole discretion. The NAICS code is 811210, Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. The PSC code is J066, Maint/Repair/Rebuild Of Equipment—Instruments And Laboratory Equipment. Contact Patricia Haun at haunp@mail.nih.gov for additional information.