SOLICITATION NOTICE
49 -- Renewal Maintenance contract on Thermo Fisher ArrayScan HCS
- Notice Date
- 3/27/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- 2922756
- Archive Date
- 4/18/2014
- Point of Contact
- Jasmine D Snoddy, Phone: 301 594 1571
- E-Mail Address
-
snoddyj@mail.nih.gov
(snoddyj@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a notice, not a request for a proposal. A solicitation document will not be issued and proposals will not be requested. The National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), Station Support/Simplified Acquisition (SS/SA) Branch, on behalf of the National Institute of Aging (NIA) intends to solicit, negotiate and award a purchase order on a noncompetitive basis with Thermo Fisher Scientific-Pierce Biotechnology, Inc., 3747 North Meridian Road, Rockford, IL 61101-9316 for Renewal of Maintenance contract on Thermo Fisher ArrayScan HCS. The Thermo Fisher ArrayScan HCS allows screening of large numbers of small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules for effects on cultured cells in real time using live cell imaging. The ArrayScan is a widefield platform, capturing high resolution images of large numbers of cells in a filed, under specific conditions of temperature and CO2 regulation. Thermo Fisher Scientific-Pierce Biotechnology is the only vendor that can provide the maintenance contract because the complexity of the machine requires certified service tech to perform many tasks including; troubleshoot problems, install new software upgrades, train NIA staff, and perform preventative maintenance. Thermo Scientific is the only vendor with requisite parts, inventory, and technical expertise to meet NIA requirements. Therefore based on the aforementioned facts, only one responsible source and no other supplier or services will satisfy agency requirements FAR 6.302-1. The Government intends to select, evaluate and award the offer that represents the best value to the Government, price and all other factors considered. The acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition FAR 12 and is exempt from the requirement of FAR Part 6, Competition Requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this synopsis. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Comments to this announcement, referencing synopsis number 2922756 may be submitted to the NIDA, SS/SA Branch 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-2080; Attention: Jasmine Snoddy, Contract Specialist or email at Snoddyj@mail.nih.gov.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/NIDA-2/2922756/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN03022218-W 20130329/130327234746-b9ff9a474fd0c30940722691be8b210b (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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