SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Bruker Minispec Spectrometer
- Notice Date
- 2/24/2021 8:55:42 AM
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- NIH, NIEHS, OD OM OA OFC ACQUISITIO RESEARCH TRIANGLE PAR NC 27709 USA
- ZIP Code
- 27709
- Solicitation Number
- NIEHS-5949074-TR
- Response Due
- 2/26/2021 6:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 03/13/2021
- Point of Contact
- TANYA REDFEARN, Phone: 9842873052, Beth Kuhaneck, Phone: 9842873082
- E-Mail Address
-
Shields3@niehs.nih.gov, beth.kuhaneck@nih.gov
(Shields3@niehs.nih.gov, beth.kuhaneck@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- 8AN 8(a) Sole Source (FAR 19.8)
- Description
- THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE ORDER AND NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. This contract action is for the acquisition of Services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b). The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Office of Acquisitions (OA) intends to award a single source purchase order to Bruker Biospin Corporation, 15 Fortune Drive Billerica MA 01821, for the acquisition of a maintenance and repairs services agreement for a Bruker Minispec Spectrometer. Services can only be acquired from the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and only the manufacturer is authorized to perform maintenance services or repairs. No third parties have been authorized by Bruker Biospin Corporation to provide services on the Bruker Minispec Spectrometer. Item No.��������������������������� �Description ������������������������������������������������������������Qty. 0001 ���������������������� LABSCAPECOMPREHENS���������������������������������������������1 PC ������������������������������ Minispec Comprehensive / No Automation ���� �������������������������System Id Number Minispec / NF4111�������� The anticipated period of performance will be for a twelve (12) month base period with four (4) option periods starting on 03/1/2021 - 02/28/2022. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219 ""Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance"" and a size standard of $20,500,000.00. The Bruker Minispec is used by several animal users from various laboratories for whole body composition analysis.� It is used in both rat and mouse studies is non-invasive, requires no anesthesia, and allows longitudinal studies to be done. NIEHS currently have ten principal investigators currently approved to use the Bruker MiniSpec spectrometer to obtain scientific data from time sensitive experiments.� These proprietary parts and service are only provided by Bruker (the manufacturer).� Without the Bruker MiniSpec spectrometer agreement, it would impact the investigators research, making it a critical loss of the ability to collect data for NIEHS scientific publications.����� NIEHS will solicit and negotiate directly with Bruker Biospen Corporation and no solicitation will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations; however, all responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. 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 requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties must express their interest and must be submitted in writing via email to shields3@niehs.nih.gov within two (2) days after the date of publication of this notice. No faxed documents will be accepted. If no responsive statements are received within two (2) days, an award will be made to Bruker Biospen Corporation.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/55124511ceda421abe15403b7cf22769/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Durham, NC 27709, USA
- Zip Code: 27709
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 27709
- Record
- SN05925434-F 20210226/210224230113 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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