Thermo Q-Exactive Service Maintenance Contract

INTRODUCTION
THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND- NAME).

The National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Office of Acquisitions (OA) on behalf of the National Institute of Digestive, Diabetes & Kidney Diseases intends to award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to THERMO ELECTRON NORTH AMERICA LLC for the purchase of a Thermo Q-Exactive Service Maintenance Contract.
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NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE
The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 811219 with a Size Standard $20,500,000.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-98

This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($250,000).

STATUTORY AUTHORITY
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c) 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. 253(c)(1).

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
BASE PERIOD 9/30/2018 to 9/29/2019

Place of Performance
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Digestive, Diabetes & Kidney Diseases
10 Center Drive
Bethesda MD 20892

 
DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT
The Q-Exactive mass spectrometer is NIDDK's most sensitive exact mass - liquid chromatography mass spectrometer (LC-MS) and the primary LC-MS within the Clinical Mass Spectrometry Core. It performs the qualitative and quantitative analysis for numerous clinical studies and many clinical research projects. Such an instrument must be operated continuously and has several complex sub-systems which have many types of potential failures. Downtime and more importantly the length of downtime will significantly impact the ability of the Core to perform clinical studies. The core's project load is currently requiring some samples to be run over weekends. A service contract with the instrument supplier provides an efficient route for maintaining the instrument making it possible to use one instrument rather than operating two.

THERMO ELECTRON NORTH AMERICA LLC shall provide subject matter expertise in the maintenance and repair of a Thermo Q-Exactive mass spectrometer. All parts needed to repair or maintain the Thermo Q-Exactive will be provided by the contractor at no additional charge. THERMO ELECTRON NORTH AMERICA LLC will continually update the software on the Q-Exactive computer with the latest updates and version changes.

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 shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: descriptive literature, delivery timeframe, warranties and/or other information that demonstrates that the offer meets all the foregoing requirements, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the 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 9:00 am Eastern Standard Time, on Monday, August 6, 2018 to the Contract Specialist, Amber Harris, at amber.harris@nih.gov .

Assessment of Capability
Lowest Price Technically Acceptable

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