microprocessor control system

Added: Nov 16, 2017 5:32 pm This is a Notice of Intent, not a request for proposal. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with Washer Solution Inc IL to procure a microprocessor control system for a getinge Model 2248 tube washer and installation. Part and installation will be provided by maintaince provider Washer Solutions.
This equipment is used in support of ongoing research in the Comparative Medicine Branch (CMB) in the IDPS Section of NIH. Equipment is used for routine comprehensive cagewash activities at these sites that is CRITICAL for maintaining the health and welfare of the animals in support of the Division of Intramural Research, NIAID, NIH. The equipment needs to be maintained in proper working condition and a replacement part GE Fanuc (PLC) part is required.  

Place of delivery is Bethesda, MD 20892.
The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1 only one responsible source and no other supply of service will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. All responsible sources that could provide comparable services may submit a capability statement that will be considered by email (subject line to reference NOI-RML-D-1882224) to Calvin Robinson at calvin.robinson@nih.gov, by 5:00 pm eastern standard time Thursday, November 23th . All responses received by the closing date of this synopsis 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.