Purchase of Sony Planned Maintenance Agreement

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), intends to award a sole source contract to Sony Biotechnology Inc., 1730 N, 1st Street, 2NW, San Jose, CA 95112 for a Sony Planned Maintenance Service Agreement.

The statutory authority for this sole source acquisition is 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1) in accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1- only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirement. The NAICS code for this procurement is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The period of performance for this procurement is 60 months.
The Sony SH800Z cell sorter needs to be maintained annually and serviced when it breaks down. It is a complex lab instrument that operates under specific software programs and commands from Sony. No other products are compatible with the Sony system and no other providers can provide service to the system.
Sony is the only company that can provide maintenance service, trained technicians, and genuine parts for repair and support for the Sony cell sorter we have in the lab. No other company can mimic or provide the same quality service. Anyone other than a Sony authorized service engineer or use of improper parts could cause catastrophic damage to the cell sorter which we cannot afford.

As a result of this synopsis, no competitive solicitation will be posted on FedBizOpps. We will issue only one solicitation to to Sony Biotechnology Inc. However, all responsible sources that believe they can meet these requirements may submit their capabilities/qualifications statement to provide the services to Leslie Jones via email ONLY at jxy6@cdc.gov with the solicitation number 75D301-19-Q-69649 referenced in the subject line NO LATER THAN January 19, 2019.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action will be based on responses to this notice and are solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

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