Titan/Krios G3 Microscope Maintenance Plan

This firm-fixed-price purchase order solicitation is seeking quotations for a Titan/Krios G3 microscope maintenance plan for the base period of January 1st through December 31st, 2023 with four optional one-year periods. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases' Multi Institute Cryo-EM Facility houses the microscope used for cryo-electron microscopy research. The maintenance plan will provide telephone support, on-site service within 48 hours, preventative maintenance visits, software updates, and unlimited parts and labor to ensure optimized microscope performance for ongoing research projects. Award is to the responsible offeror representing the best overall value based on technical approach and price, with quotations due by December 23rd, 2022.

There is no set-aside designation. The place of performance is the National Institutes of Health campus located in Bethesda, Maryland. The maintenance plan timeline is for the base period of 2023 with four optional one-year extensions. Award value will depend on the quotation but is estimated to be under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold based on the description of services required to support ongoing research activities on the microscope.