Preventative and Repair Maintenance for the Hologic Panther Fusion System

This is a Notice of Intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued, and quotations will not be requested.

The National Institute of Health (NIH), Clinical Center (CC) intends to award a fixed price purchase order to Hologic Inc. San Diego, CA 92121 on a sole source basis to procure preventive and repair maintenance for the Panther Fusion System, S/N 209000342 used for COVID-19 clinical testing by the Microbiology Service in the Department of Laboratory Medicine.

The proposed vendor, Hologic, Inc., is the sole manufacturer, vendor and service provider for the Panther Fusion System. The system is not sold in the United States by any distributors or other third parties. The Panther Fusion System is proprietary instrumentation that provides rapid, efficient, and sensitive extraction of nucleic acid (DNA) from clinical patient and employee samples, which allows for quick identification positive results. The instrument also offers the flexibility to run these assays in a manner that limits on-hand technologist time, improving productivity and efficiency.

Because the Panther Fusion System is proprietary technology, no other vendor can provide the service required for this instrument. As the supplies are proprietary, it is not feasible, nor in the interest of the government, to obtain full and open competition for the maintenance of the Panther Fusion System. Period of Performance shall be for a base year of twelve (12) months and two (2) twelve-month option years from the award date.

This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of the FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(i), allowing the Contracting Officer (CO) to solicit from one source. 

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219, with a large business standard size of $22 million.

This notice of intent to award is not a request for competitive quotations. Interested concerns capable of providing the same products or services as described in this notice may submit a capability statement outlining their capabilities. No solicitation is available. Information received will be evaluated for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Capability Statements must be received within the time outlined in this synopsis to be considered by the Government. A determination to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Each response should include the following Business Information:

a. DUNS number and tax identification number.

b. Company Name, address, POC, Phone and Email address

c. Current GSA Schedules or NAICS codes appropriate to this Award.

d. Capability Statement

Comments to this announcement may be submitted to the Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, before the closing date specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention of Kimala Winfield, kimala.winfield@nih.gov, or Malinda Dehner, dehnerm@cc.nih.gov by the due date and time marked in this notice.