Maintenance and Repair Service Agreement for Tecan Instruments

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intends to negotiate a sole-source contract for on-site preventative maintenance and repair services under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1, [“Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements”], to Tecan U.S., Inc., 9401 Globe Center Drive, Suite 140, Morrisville, NC, 27560.  There are eighteen (18) Tecan robotic workstations that are currently being used by the FBI’s Laboratory Division.  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 and Freedom EVO 200 instruments.  The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 811219 with a business size standard of $22M.  The preventative maintenance agreement will be for a base year with four (4) one-year options.  This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations.  However, interested parties may identify their interests and capabilities by responding to this requirement to the attention of: Mr. Bryan Lane, bvlane@fbi.gov, by Monday, July 20th, 2020, (10:00 AM EST).  All correspondence shall reference DJF-20-0700-Q-0003868.  Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.  A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is at the discretion of the Government.  Phone calls will NOT be accepted.  Responses to this notice are voluntary and cost will not be reimbursed.  Responses to this notice will not be returned.  This contract will be awarded as a commercial item in accordance with FAR Parts 12 and 15.