proprietary parts for nitrogen backups

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
NOI_NIAID-2205816
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Hamilton, Montana 59840, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with AIRGAS USA, LLC to procure proprietary parts for nitrogen backups to support all autoclaves in biosafety level 4 laboratories operated by the National Institutes of Health. This pre-solicitation notice is not a request for proposal, but other sources may submit capability statements for consideration by January 18, 2024. Award will be determined at the sole discretion of the government based on 41 U.S.C. 1901(a)(1) and FAR 13.106-1 to procure from the only responsible source able to meet requirements.

No set-aside designation will be used. The proprietary parts will support operations at biosafety level 4 laboratories, and AIRGAS USA, LLC is cited as the potential incumbent due to being the only responsible source able to meet the nitrogen backup requirements for autoclaves in these specialized laboratories. Responses to the notice are due by January 18, 2024, with award determination and potential sole source justification following at the agency's discretion based on responses received and ability to fulfill the specialized requirements.

Notice text

This is a Notice of Intent, not a request for proposal.  The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with AIRGAS USA, LLC for propriety parts for the OPERATIONS SUPPORT SERVICES BRANCH of NIH this request is for the nitrogen backups on all lab side autoclaves in the BSL-4 Labs.

The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 1901 (a) (1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1 only one responsible source and no other supply of service will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.  All responsible sources that could provide comparable services may submit a capability statement that will be considered by email (subject line to reference NOI-NIAID-2205816 to Calvin Robinson at calvin.robinson@nih.gov, by 5:00 pm eastern standard January 18 2024.  All responses received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government.  A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Files

File Type Posted
NOI Template Air Gas 2205816.doc DOC document

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
This notice Latest pre-solicitation Pre-Solicitation
F-18 FDG up to 15MCI (radioactive chemical for imaging and scans) Original Pre-Solicitation

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