Preventative Maintenance Service

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 Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center (CC), Department of Laboratory Medicine (DLM) intends to award a firm-fixed priced purchase order to Bruker Scientific, LLC, Billerica, MA 01821 on a sole source basis to procure maintenance service for the MALDI Biotyper Sirius GP instrument already existing within Clinical Center.

Bruker Scientific, LLC is the only vendor/manufacturer that can provide maintenance service for MALDI Biotyper Sirius GP instrument. The instrument is used to provide rapid (one hour) identification of microbes (bacteria, yeasts, and molds). No other manufacturer can provide this proprietary instrument care. Proper maintenance of the equipment and a reliable service program is critical to providing important patient care results. Inability to use this instrumentation could result in the unnecessary treatment of patients or the lack of effective treatment for patients with an infectious disease. Period of Performance shall be for a base year of twelve (12) months and four (4) twelve month option years from date of award.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this procurement 811219.

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. Interested concerns capable of providing the same or similar products or services as described in this notice may submit a capability statement outlining their capabilities. Capability Statements must be received within the time set forth 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. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Each response should include the following Business Information:

a. DUNS.

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

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

d. Type of Company (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, HubZone, veteran owned, etc.) as validated in System For Award Management (SAM). All offerors must register on the SAM located at http://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1

e. Capability Statement

Comments to this announcement may be submitted to the Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to 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.