Service agreement for reese electronic monitoring software
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- NOI-NIAID-25-2246754
- Agency
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Hamilton, Montana 59840, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health is seeking electronic monitoring software services for freezers at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories. The solicitation is specifically for a service agreement with Rees Scientific to maintain environmental monitoring systems that track temperature, humidity, light, differential pressure, and air velocity in animal holding rooms. The contract will support AAALAC accreditation requirements and ensure critical scientific specimens are protected from freezer failures. Vendors must submit capabilities statements through the NIAID electronic Simplified Acquisition Submission System (eSASS) by 12:00 pm EST on March 3, 2025. The agency is pursuing this procurement on a sole source basis under statutory authority 41 U.S.C. 1901(a)(1), though they are still open to receiving alternative capabilities statements from qualified vendors.
The contract will be performed in Hamilton, Montana, and is categorized under NAICS code 811210 for Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. The procurement is not set aside for any specific group and covers a comprehensive base year with four additional option years. The system involves Rees Centron SQL monitoring systems, including wiring, hardware, and software already installed by the vendor. The contract will include comprehensive system testing, verification, calibration, and documentation of system functions such as readings, databases, alarms, and reporting. While specific award values are not detailed, the scope suggests a multi-year commitment to maintaining critical scientific research infrastructure at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories campus.
Notice text
This is a Notice of Intent, not a request for proposal. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate an other than full and open competition basis Rees Scientific for electronic monitoring software service for freezers.
The Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) Office of Operations Management (OOM) conducts, fosters and supports the scientific infrastructure that sustains the biomedical research performed at the RML. OOM ensures efficient and effective implementation of the overall Division of Intramural Research and RML program objectives. In addition, OOM provides scientific input for on-going and planned construction and improvement projects. In early 2023, OOM coordinated the installation of a Rees Scientific environmental monitoring system to monitor the temperature, humidity, light, differential pressure, and air velocity/room air exchanges in several of the animal holding rooms in Bldg. 13. These monitoring parameters are required under the regulations enforced by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC). Maintenance of a AAALAC accreditation is required in order to continue animal research operations at RML.
The maintenance is for all NIAID alarm systems on DIR laboratory freezers housed on the secured RML campus as a requirement of the researchers to utilize a secure and effective alarm system to protect their valuables scientific specimens. OQ, PM and calibrations on Rees. The Rees Centron SQL monitoring systems wiring, hardware and software was installed by this vendor. This system is required for ensuring critical scientific samples and consumables are not lost due to freezer failure. Comprehensive base + four option years comprehensive system test verifies, calibrates and documents all system functions including readings, databases, alarms, dial-outs, outputs, reports, and user programming.
The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 1901 (a) (1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1 only one responsible source and no other supply of service will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. All responsible sources that could provide comparable services may submit a capabilities statement that will be considered. The documents must be submitted via the NIAID electronic Simplified Acquisition Submission System (eSASS) website at https://esass.nih.gov, (subject line to reference NOI-NIAID-25-2246754 by 12:00 pm eastern standard time March 3, 2025. All vendors must register in the eSASS system to submit a capabilities statement. Instructions on how to register / submit quotes are included on the website. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). All responsible sources may submit a capabilities statement that will be considered by this Agency.
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