Notice of Intent to Sole Source a Maintenance Agreement for Lecia Equipment

PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED.

The Department of the Navy (DoN) intends to negotiate a Base and Four, 1 year Option Periods,
Type Contract on a sole source basis with Leica Biosystems Division, 1700 Leider Lane, Buffalo
Grove IL, 60089. The Government intends to negotiate with only one Source under the authority
of FAR 13.106-1 (6) (1) (1)
This notice will be distributed through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) Website (www.fbo.gov) Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FBO website to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The North American Classification System Code is 811219, Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance; the size standard is 20.5 million dollars.
The Department of the Navy (DoN) intends to award a non-competitive, sole source contract to Leica Biosystems Division, 1700 Leider Lane, Buffalo Grove IL, 60089. . Repair and Maintenance of the Lecia Basic Items as the only authorized OEM Repair and Service provider that meets DON's requirements. Based on market research conducted and contacts made with knowledgeable individuals within the government it has been determined DON's requirement can only be provided by General Electric as they are the sole manufacturing authority and hold all data, machinery and processes for production of this equipment.
Sole-Source Justification has been attached to the FBO announcement.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement to this office by 10:00 am, EST, September 19, 2016, by email to the attention of Sherri Roche, Contract Specialist, at Sherri.d.roche.civ@mail.mil. Facsimile offers will not be accepted. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. Telephone requests will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.