On-site performance plan agreement

This contract action is for the acquisition of service for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1). The National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS), Office of Acquisitions (OA) intends to award a single source purchase order to Molecular Devices, LLC, 1311 Orleans Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1136, for the acquisition of an on-site performance assurance plan agreement for a Flipr Tetra 96/384 System.
 

The Molecular Device Flipr Tetra System is required to measure fluorescent signals from cells contained in 96-well plates. This on-site performance assurance plan agreement serves to maintain current working status, on-site visits for repair when necessary and software upgrades as needed. This on-site performance assurance plan agreement will enable the equipment to operate at optimal levels and generate data comparable to what has been historically produced. This service plan will include: Parts, labor, travel, one annual preventive maintenance (PM) visit, and priority response.
This requirement is for 1 base year and 2 option years. Billing is required to be submitted in quarterly arrears.

The applicable North American industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 811219 and the business size standard is 20.5M. NO SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) IS AVAILABLE.

It has been determined that Molecular Devices, LLC is the only known responsible source capable of providing the required service agreement and no other service will satisfy the agency's requirements.

NIEHS will solicit and negotiate directly with Molecular Devices, LLC and no solicitation will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations; however, all responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties must express their interest and must be submitted in writing via email to Valarie K. Sims at valare.sims@nih.gov and are due by
9:00 AM, January 18, 2018. No faxed documents will be accepted. If no responsive statements are received by the due date, an award will be made to Molecular Devices, LLC.