Maintenance service for two genetic analyzers for transfusion medicine

Added: Aug 22, 2017 6:45 pm This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested.

The National Institute of Health, Clinical Center (CC) intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order with a one year base period and three (3) one year option periods to Life Technologies Corporation (Large Business) Carlsbad, CA 92008-7321 on a sole source basis to procure  preventative and corrective maintenance for one ABI Prism 3730XL DNA Analyzer (Serial number 23323-10) and one 3500xL Genetic Analyzer (17118-001) that are used in the Department of Transfusion Medicine protocols.

Life Technologies Corporation is the only known vendor/service provider that manufactures the ABI Prism 3730XL DNA Analyzer, and 3500xL Genetic Analyzer instruments. Life Technologies Corporation does not authorize any third-party service provider in North America to perform maintenance and repair on Life Technologies instruments. Life Technologies Corporation maintains "Intellectual Property" rights to its collection software and service tools software. Third party resellers and service providers are strictly prohibited from accessing, using or selling software.

This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of the FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b). Interested concerns capable of providing the same or similar products or services as described in this notice may submit a capability statement outlining their capabilities. Information received will be evaluated for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Capability Statements must be received within the time set forth in this synopsis to be considered by the Government. A determination to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Each response should include the following Business Information:
a. DUNS.
b. Company Name, address, POC, Phone and Email address
c. Current GSA Schedules or NAICS codes appropriate to this Award.
d. Type of Company (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, hubZone, veteran owned, etc.) as validated in System For Award Management (SAM). All offerors must register on the SAM located at http://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1
e. Capability Statement

Comments to this announcement may be submitted to the Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention of Malinda Dehner, Contract Specialist, dehnerm@cc.nih.gov by the due date and time marked in this notice.