QIAGEN, LLC Establishment of Preventative Maintenance and Service Agreement
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 25-004940
- Agency
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NIH Clinical Center
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811310 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center intends to award a fixed-price contract to QIAGEN, LLC for preventative maintenance and service of specialized laboratory instrumentation located in Bethesda, MD. Specifically, the Department of Laboratory Medicine requires maintenance for four specific QIAGEN instruments: QI Acuity One 5 Plex, two QI Agility units, and a QI Symphony SP. The contract will be processed using FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, which allows for a sole-source procurement when only one source is reasonably available. Interested parties may submit comments or identify their capabilities in response to this pre-solicitation notice by March 23rd, 2025, electronically to Emeka Onyejekwe, the designated Contract Specialist. The primary objective of this procurement is to maintain optimal performance of critical laboratory equipment and prevent costly repairs due to equipment malfunction.
The pre-solicitation notice indicates no specific set-aside designation for this contract opportunity. QIAGEN, LLC, located in Germantown, Maryland, is the intended sole-source contractor, with factory-trained personnel providing expertise in preventative and remedial maintenance. While no specific contract value is disclosed, the procurement falls under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) and will cover maintenance services for multiple scientific instruments. The contract will require QIAGEN to provide comprehensive maintenance for the four specified instruments, ensuring their continued operational effectiveness. The place of performance is Bethesda, MD, and the contract will be awarded through the NIH Office of Purchasing and Contracts, with the final determination of contractor selection residing solely within the government's discretion.
Notice text
QIAGEN, LLC Establishment of Preventative Maintenance and Service Agreement
- Product Service Code: 4940- Miscellaneous Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment
- NAICS Code: 811310- Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
- Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD
POTS: 25-004940
Description:
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), Office of Purchasing and Contracts intends to award a fixed price contract to Qiagen, LLC located in Germantown, Maryland 20874-1415 on a sole source basis for the Equipment maintenance are as follows.
The Department of Laboratory Medicine (DLM) has a requirement. Qiagen, LLC to maintain QI Acuity One, 5 Plex Instrument (S/N 803), QI Agility (S/N 74). QI Agility (S/N 66) QI symphony SP (S/N 14369). This is a procurement request for the establishment of a preventative maintenance contract for service rendered by Qiagen, LLC for instrumentation that are already onsite. The Department of Laboratory Medicine requires maintenance for the current contracts for these instruments. This maintenance agreement serves to keep all instruments running optimally while costly repairs due to damaged or malfunctioning equipment. Qiagen, LLC shall provide factory trained personnel with expertise in preventative and remedial maintenance for all the Qiagen instruments.
This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.
Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the CC, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention of Emeka Onyejekwe, Contract Specialist, Emeka.onyejekwe.nih.gov by the due date March 23rd, 2025 and time marked in this notice.
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