Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Maintenance Agreement

Added: Mar 17, 2018 8:28 pm This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract and is not a request for competitive proposals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Centers for Environmental Health (NCEH), Division of Laboratory Services (DLS), intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price maintenance contract to Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc., 7102 Riverwood Drive, Columbia, MD 21046-2502.

The statuatory authority for this sole source acquisition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) in accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirement. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 811219, Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. The period of performance for this procurement is one 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods.

The purpose of this procurement is for Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc., to provide maintenance services. Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. is the sole manfacturer of the Shimadzu scientific instrumentation that CDC uses to help accomplish its public health mission. Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc., is the only qualified vendor that is capable of providing services for these instruments since they have the servicing and maintenance expertise and are the only company that can supply compatible parts for these instruments. Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. has the technical and software updates as well as factory certified replacement components needed to maintain the instrumentation. Substitution of any other vendor for our requirement would be detrimental to the laboratory's equipment and may result in increased downtime and delays in reporting timelines to maintain the peak performance of the equipment. Only Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc.'s service representatives possess the specific training, knowledge and service expertise to successfully repair and maintain this equipment. No other company can meet the Government's requirement. The equipment list for this maintenance contract is an attachment to this synopsis.

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. is the only responsible source capable of meeting all of the Government's requirements because they are the original equipment manufacturer (OEM). Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. has been proven to be knowledgeable, reliable and efficient regarding the installation, repair and maintenance of their equipment and therefore, is the only source available to provide the mission critical services required.

As a result of this synopsis, no competitive solicitation will be posted on FedBizOpps.com.
We will only issue a solicitation to Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. However, all responsible sources who believe they can meet these requirements, may submit their capabilities and/or qualifications to Tonya S. Justice, Contract Specialist, via email to TJustice@cdc.gov, no later than 10:00am eastern standard time on April 1, 2018. Reference solicitation number RFQ #2018-N-67962 in the subject line of the email. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action will be based on responses to this notice and is solely in the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.