Maintenance, Repair & Rebuilding of Equipment / Orbitrap Fusion Mass Spectrometer and Easy-nLC 1000 Liquid Chromatograph System

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Laboratory of Infectious Diseases intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with Thermo Electron North America LLC, 5225 Verona Road, Madison, WI 53711 to procure a service agreement for an Orbitrap Fusion Mass Spectrometer serial #FSN10264 that includes an Easy-nLC 1000 Liquid Chromatograph serial #LC-011353 system. 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.

Period of Performance is a base year with 4 one-year option periods. Service shall be performed in Rockville, MD 20852.

The Protein Chemistry Section requires a service agreement for Orbitrap Fusion Mass Spectrometer that includes an Easy-nLC 1000 Liquid Chromatograph system. As this instrument is in daily use, arrangements for repair and/or upgrades must be immediately available in order to prevent loss of research and to maintain continuity of experiments. The Unity Essential Support Plan includes: unlimited number of demand on-site visits with a maximum 72-hour response, engineer labor and travel is included, priority status for technical support inquiries, one (1) schedule preventative maintenance visit, Thermo scientific supplied personal computers are covered, factory certified replacement parts included, software updates and notifications, and subscription to e-Support Online Technical Resources. As the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Thermo Electron North America LLC, deems necessary to maintain the equipment in accordance with their required specifications, and have trained certified engineers and parts to maintain the equipment. Thermo Electron North America LLC, does not have any 3rd Party repair sources. Any offeror that has an agreement to provide certified Thermo Fisher Field Service Engineers shall demonstrate by providing a sign letter for the OEM informing 3rd Party vendor can perform the requested service agreement.

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. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. All responsible sources who can provide the required service agreement may submit a response that could be considered by email (subject line to reference NIAID-NOI-18-1876748) to Tonia Alexander at talexander@niaid.nih.gov, by 3:00 pm eastern standard time Thursday, November 30, 2017. All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow NIAID to determine if it can meet the above 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.