NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE for Equipment Maintenance Contract (Service Agreement) for a JEM-2100F transmission electron microscope.

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
W911QX-24-Q-0089
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The U.S. Government, specifically the Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground, intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, JEOL USA, Inc., for the maintenance of a JEM-2100F transmission electron microscope. The scope of work includes providing up to two preventive maintenance visits per year, onsite repair visits within 48 hours, priority emergency service, replacement parts (except consumables), software updates, and technical support. The contract will have a 12-month base period with four 12-month option periods. This is not a request for competitive proposals, but any responsible source who believes it can meet the requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which will be considered by the government. Responses should be emailed to the Point of Contact, Melissa Murphy, by the closing date of April 12, 2024.

This procurement is not set aside for any specific category of businesses. The NAICS code is 541711 (Research and Development in Biotechnology) and the PSC code is R425 (Professional Engineering Services). The current incumbent is JEOL USA, Inc. (CAGE Code: 51043), and the government estimates the potential award value to be for one base year of maintenance with four additional option years.

Notice text

The United States Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), Only One Responsible Sourcebased on proprietary information. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with JEOL USA, Inc., 11 Dearborn Road, Peabody, MA 01960-3862 (CAGE Code: 51043), for quantity one (1) base year of maintenance on the JEM-2100F with four (4) additional options years of maintenance.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals.  However, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice.  A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. 

Please see attached Synopsis for additional information.

Files

File Type Posted
PWS - Draft.doc DOC document
Synopsis (Sole Source) (Non RFI version).doc DOC document

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