Maintenance and Repair Service Agreement for Tecan Instruments

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to negotiate a sole-source, firm-fixed price contract for maintenance and repair services under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1 to Tecan US, Inc., 4022 Stirrup Creek Drive, Suite 310, Durham, NC 27703. There are twenty (20) Tecan robotic workstations that are currently being used by the FBI's Laboratory Division. The FBI requires two (2) preventive maintenance visits per year, and unlimited support and emergency repair service. Tecan U.S. is the only authorized vendor capable of providing hardware, firmware and software updates, preventative maintenance and repair of the Freedom EVO 150, Freedom EVO 200, TeMo, and Infinite F500 Basic workstations. The maintenance agreement will be for a base year and four (4) one-year options. In order not to void the existing warranty, all repair work must be done by Tecan US, Inc.

Extensive research conducted with knowledgeable individuals in Government and the related industry has determined Tecan, US is the only responsible source capable of meeting the FBI's requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement or submit quotes to this office by 11:00 AM Eastern on July 14, 2015 to Ms. Lynda M. Theisen via fax @ 703-632-8480 or by email to Lynda.Theisen@ic.fbi.gov. All correspondence shall reference DJF-15-0700-Q-0022263. Phone calls will NOT be accepted. Information received will be used solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This contract will be awarded as a commercial item in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Parts 12 and 15.