Maintenance Service - QuantStudio™ 12K Flex system
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- NIH-CC-OPC-25-007477
- Agency
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NIH Clinical Center
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price purchase order to Life Technologies Corporation for maintenance service of a QuantStudio 12K Flex OA Real-Time PCR System used in clinical sample analyses. The procurement will utilize FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, which allows for single-source procurement when only one vendor is reasonably available. Life Technologies is considered the sole provider with access to proprietary parts, technical support, and engineering resources necessary to maintain the instrument's original specifications. Interested vendors must submit business information including SAM UEI, company details, GSA schedules, and company type classification by June 13, 2025. Submissions should be electronically sent to Kimala Winfield or Malinda Dehner at their NIH email addresses.
The contract has no specific set-aside designation and is classified under NAICS code 811210 for Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. The period of performance will span a base year of twelve months with two additional twelve-month option years. Service coverage includes parts, labor, travel for repairs, and planned maintenance visits at no additional charge. Life Technologies will provide guaranteed priority response within 2 business days, priority telephone and email technical support, and remote monitoring and diagnostic services. While no specific award value is mentioned, the contract will cover comprehensive maintenance and support for the specialized scientific instrument used in the Clinical Center's Department of Lab Medicine.
Notice text
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 Life Technologies Corporation, Carlsbad, CA 92008 on a sole source basis to provide maintenance service for the QuantStudio™ 12K Flex OA Real-Time PCR System. The instrument is used for clinical analyses of patient samples in the clinical chemistry section of the Department of Lab Medicine.
Life Technologies Corporation is the only known provider with access to performance verified component parts, spare parts, software, technical support, upgrades and engineering resources to maintain the original operating specifications. Life Technologies Corporation engineers are fully trained to install and repair their own equipment, troubleshoot problems and optimize the system with their proprietary diagnostic tools. Period of Performance shall be for a base year of twelve (12) months and two (12) month option years from date of award.
Scope of Work:
Coverage Includes:
- Parts, labor, and travel for remedial repairs.
Planned Maintenance (PM):
- No charge for PM visits.
- Annual PM visit automatically scheduled within the contract period.
Response Times:
- Guaranteed priority response within 2 business days for instruments in LT’s Service Zones 1 and 2.
Support Access:
- Priority telephone and email access to instrument technical support.
- Telephone and email access to application technical support.
Additional Services:
- Remote Monitoring and Diagnostic (Dx) Service.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this procurement 811210.
This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.
Each response should include the following Business Information:
a. SAM UEI.
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 Kimala Winfield, kimala.winfield@nih.gov or Malinda Dehner, dehnerm@cc.nih.gov by the due date and time marked in this notice.
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