Maintenance Service

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 to BioMerieux, Inc, Durham NC 27712 on a sole source basis to provide maintenance service for three (3) NucliSENS easyMAG instruments. The instrumentation provides rapid, efficient, and sensitive extraction of nucleic acid (DNA) from clinical samples. This platform has allowed us to develop novel tests to detect organisms in patient samples. The requirements for the three instruments plan covers two (2) recommended preventative maintenance per year performed at 6 month intervals, all labor, all travel, expenses and all parts for an unlimited number of on-demand service visits and telephone support calls around the clock. Plan includes remote telediagnostics feature for troubleshooting instrumentation with modem access. ON SITE COVERAGE IS 7:00 AM TO 7PM, 7 DAYS A WEEK.

BioMerieux, Inc. is the sole manufacturer, vendor and service provider for the easyMAG. The system is not sold in the United States by any distributors or other third parties. The easyMAG has proven reliability and offers the flexibility to run PCR assays with results attained within 70 minutes. Because of the proprietary technology and supplies used with the instruments, no other vendor can provide the service required for them. Period of Performance shall be for a base year of twelve (12) months from date of award with two (2) one (1) year option periods.

This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of the FAR Subpart 6.302-1 allowing the Contracting Officer (CO) to solicit from one source.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219 with a large small business standard size of $20.5 million.

This notice of intent to award is not a request for competitive quotations. Interested concerns capable of providing the same products or services as described in this notice may submit a capability statement outlining their capabilities. No solicitation is available. 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.

Each response should include the following Business Information:
a. DUNS number and tax identification number.
b. Company Name, address, POC, Phone and Email address
c. Current GSA Schedules or NAICS codes appropriate to this Award.
d. 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 Kimala Winfield, kimala.winfield@nih.gov or Barbara Taylor, taylorb@cc.nih.gov by the due date and time marked in this notice.