Seahorse Analyzer

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS. The Government's intent is TO AWARD A CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION.
The National Institute of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver - National Institute of Child Health & Human Development in support of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) intends to award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition the Seahorse Analyzer. The project background is as follows:

The Kidney Diseases Branch, Kidney Diseases Section is requesting the purchase of the Seahorse XFe96 Analyzer as a trade in of the old XF-24. The XF-24 was not functioning, it required extensive repair so trading it in would give us the up to date new instrument to perform the experiments. The Kidney Diseases Section has used the current seahorse analyzer for several years on a multitude of research projects, two of which resulted in publications. Besides KDB regularly using the equipment, several investigators from NCI and NHLBI have used the seahorse analyzer for their experiments. The current analyzer requires extensive repairs and is not fully functional. A new analyzer will greatly benefit KDB and allow for continuity of ongoing research projects.
The Seahorse Analyzer is used on a regular basis for research projects related to APOL1. At present, the objective is to obtain a new piece of equipment that is fully functional and will allow for continuity of these research projects.

The manufacturer is Agilent Technologies Inc., 2850 Centerville Road, Wilmington, DE 19808. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 334516 with a size standard of 1000 employees. The resultant award will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC)
This acquisition is conducted under the procedures prescribed in FAR subpart 13- Simplified Acquisitions Procedures at an amount less than the simplified acquisition threshold ($250,000.00) and as supplemented by FAR Part 12 - Commercial Items. This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C.253© under provisions of the statutory authority of FAR Subpart 6.302-FAR 6.302-1- Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements 41 U.S.C. 253c (1). This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to established the interested parties bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: certification by the OEM that you are authorized to provide services, unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point ( Destination or Origin), the Duns & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses to this notice shall be submitted electronically by 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time Friday, September 14, 2018 to Maxwell J. Kimpson at email address max.kimpson@nih.gov.

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