Renewal of annual maintenance agreement for PerkinElmer Operetta and Opera Phenix instruments

This non-competitive solicitation seeks renewal of an annual maintenance agreement for five PerkinElmer Operetta and Opera Phenix laboratory instruments located at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences in Rockville, Maryland. The National Institute on Drug Abuse intends to negotiate and award a purchase order without full and open competition to PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. for comprehensive maintenance, calibration, and repair services. Responses are requested by February 15, 2021 and shall include the respondent's DUNS, TIN, and small business certification to be considered. However, only PerkinElmer or authorized providers demonstrating access to PerkinElmer parts and factory-trained engineers will be considered for this sole-source, non-competitive requirement.

There is no set-aside designation for this requirement. As the incumbent contractor, only PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. or authorized providers will be considered due to their exclusive access to parts and trained engineers for these instruments. The place of performance will be the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences in Rockville, Maryland.