Service Agreement for Five (5) Confocal High-Content Imaging Systems
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 75N95024Q00132
- Agency
- National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This notice provides advance notification of a proposed sole source award for annual preventative maintenance and repair services for five confocal high-content imaging systems currently used by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. The National Institute on Drug Abuse, on behalf of NCATS, intends to award a purchase order with a one-year base period and two one-year options to Molecular Devices LLC, the original equipment manufacturer, to service the scientific equipment using OEM-trained personnel and proprietary parts. Interested parties must respond by February 5, 2024 with their UEI, TIN, and certification of business size to be considered for the award, though the notice indicates the government's intent to make a direct award on a sole source basis.
There is no set-aside designation for this proposed award. The primary NAICS code is 334516 for analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing and the estimated value includes a one-year base period with two additional one-year options. Molecular Devices LLC is identified as the current OEM contractor eligible to receive the sole source contract for preventative maintenance and repairs of the five confocal imaging systems valued at an estimated total of three-years.
Notice text
INTRODUCTION
PURSUANT TO FAR Subpart 5.2—Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions, THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT TO ACTION.
THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Office of Acquisition (OA) at the National Insitutes of Health (NIH) on behalf of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order for Service Agreement for Five (5) Confocal High-Content Imaging Systems to: Molecular Devices LLC, 3860 N. 1st St., San Jose, CA 95134-1702. These are highly-sensitive, scientific instruments and can only be serviced by original equipment manufacturer (OEM) trained or certified personnel using OEM parts. Molecular Devices is the OEM of these systems and is the only source for the required personnel and proprietary parts necessary for proper maintenance.
NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE
The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a Size Standard of 1,000 employees.
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses of the Federal acquisition Requlation (FAR) currently in effect at https://www.acquisition.gov/
STATUTORY AUTHORITY
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures.
DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT
Project Description
See Attachment 1 – Statement of Work
Purpose and Objectives
The purpose of this procurement is to provide annual and preventative maintenance, adjustments, and service calls for five (5) Confocal High-Content Imaging Systems at NCATS.
Period of Performance
12-month base period and two (2) 12-month option periods.
CLOSING STATEMENT
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 must include clear and convincing evidence of the offeror’s capability of fulfilling the requirement.
In addition the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. 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 must be received by 1:00 PM EST February 5, 2024.Responses must be emailed to the Contracting Officer at mark.mcnally@nih.gov and reference the Notice ID 75N95024Q00132.
“All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.”
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Att 1 - Statement of Work.pdf |
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