Notice of Intent for LSRFortessa Service Agreement
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- NOI-NIAID-25-2257310
- Agency
-
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a component of the National Institutes of Health, has issued a Pre-Solicitation Notice for a preventative maintenance service agreement with Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD Biosciences). This is a sole-source procurement under NAICS Code 811210 for Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. The notice indicates NIAID's intent to negotiate a non-competitive contract for maintenance services on multiple pieces of BD Bioscience scientific equipment. The statutory authority for this sole-source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 1901(a)(1), which allows for procurement when only one responsible source can satisfy agency requirements. The place of performance will be located in Bethesda, MD 20892.
Contractors interested in this opportunity must submit a capability statement and a letter of authorization from BD Biosciences through the NIAID electronic Simplified Acquisition Submission System (eSASS) by 10:00 am Eastern Standard Time on April 7, 2025. The maintenance service contract includes two preventive maintenance inspections, software revisions, unlimited service visits by OEM technicians, unlimited replacement parts, and comprehensive telephone support. Specific service requirements include a guaranteed 48-hour response for emergency on-site service, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, and compliance with Biosafety Level 2 standards. All vendors must register in the eSASS system to submit their capability statements, with detailed registration instructions available on the website. While this is not a formal request for proposal, NIAID will consider submissions from all responsible sources that can provide comparable services and demonstrate proper authorization to work on BD Biosciences equipment.
Notice text
PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE
Solicitation Number: NOI-NIAID-25-2257310
NAICS Code: 811210
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 Becton, Dickinson and Company, d.b.a. BD Biosciences (BD).
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has a requirement for the following:
Preventative Maintenance Service for multiple pieces of BD Bioscience scientific equipment. The maintenance service would include:
- Two (2) Preventive Maintenance Inspections, including 2 PM kits
- Software revisions & Proprietary Software Updates
- Unlimited service visits by guaranteed OEM technicians
- Unlimited guaranteed OEM Replacement service parts, components, or modules
necessary for repairs, excluding 3rd party items and consumables
- Unlimited telephone support for instruments, reagents and applications
- 48 hour guaranteed response to request for emergency on-site service, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
- Service and parts must be compliant with Biosafety Level 2
Place of Performance or Delivery:
Bethesda, MD 20892
The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 1901 (a) (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 along with a letter of authorization from BD Biosciences stating you are authorized to work on their equipment. The documents must be submitted via the NIAID electronic Simplified Acquisition Submission System (eSASS) website at https://esass.nih.gov, (subject line to reference NOI-NIAID-25-2257310 by 10:00 am eastern standard time April 7, 2025. All vendors must register in the eSASS system to submit a capability statement. Instructions on how to register / submit quotes are included on the website. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by this Agency.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 2_2257310_NOI.pdf |
Similar open opportunities
On GovTribe
Work this opportunity
- Track it in your pipeline
- Find teaming partners
- Similar opportunities
- Ask GovTribe AI about this opportunity