Notice of Intent to Sole Source to Tecan US to establish a laboratory maintenance agreement for Tecan Equipment

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award a sole source firm-fixed-price contract under FAR Part 13.5 procedures to Tecan US. to establish a laboratory maintenance agreement for on-site preventative and remedial maintenance of Tecan instruments such as, Freedom EVO 200, Fluent 1080, NGS Instrumental Fluent 1080, Extraction Instrumental Fluent 1080, plate reader instrument infinite 200 PRO, Fluent 780 systems and components attached to these instruments, as well as any Tecan equipment that may be replaced/exchanged and added during the lifetime of this contract. NCIRD/ID owns a significant number of Tecan instruments, these instruments are highly complex, and maintenance/repair requires a high degree of technical proficiency and training. Tecan is the manufacturer of the above equipment, only Tecan factory trained personnel with expertise in preventative and remedial maintenance for all Tecan instruments can provide the required services for the equipment.

This service contract shall include an annual on-site preventative maintenance (PM) and on-site repair services as requested by CDC within 24-48 hours of service request for all equipment listed under the service contract to keep the covered instruments properly calibrated, serviced, and maintained.

This contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) and 10 U.S.C. 3406. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit quotes.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all quotations/responses received within 15 days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by the government. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any quotation/response should be emailed to contract specialist at cbp0@cdc.gov by COB 9 February 2024.