SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Upgrade of broadband parallel receiver system for Government owned Bruker 3T MRI
- Notice Date
- 7/29/2021 8:11:08 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NIH NCI ROCKVILLE MD 20852 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- 75N91021Q00185
- Response Due
- 8/5/2021 7:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 08/20/2021
- Point of Contact
- John Russell, Contract Specialist, Reyes Rodriguez, Contracting Officer
- E-Mail Address
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John.Russell3@nih.gov, reyes.rodriguez@nih.gov
(John.Russell3@nih.gov, reyes.rodriguez@nih.gov)
- Description
- The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI), Center for Cancer Research (CCR), Urologic Oncology Branch (UOB), Office of Acquisitions (OA) intends to procure, on a sole source basis laboratory equipment upgrades on a Sole Source basis from Bruker BioSpin Corporation. The response close date of the notice for this requirement is in accordance with FAR 5.203(b). This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 12 (Acquisition for Commercial Items) and will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR 13.106-1 (b)(1); and is exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516, which has a size standard of 1,000 employees. The government-owned Bruker preclinical 3T MRI is manufactured and serviced currently by Bruker BioSpin Crop under Purchase Order #75N91021P00390. This is the only manufacturer of such a device with a newly developed compact cryogen free magnet and consoles with the latest technology including a custom-integrated cryo-compressor and cold head magnet system. The design and configuration of this instrument is completely proprietary, and no other manufacturer makes a comparable instrument. Furthermore, Bruker BioSpin is the only licensed service provider for this instrument. It is essential that the manufacturer, Bruker BioSpin, does the upgrades to the system. Otherwise, the performance of the instrument can�t be guaranteed by Bruker. Further, Bruker BioSpin provides updates with the latest drivers and software that are specific to this instrument and its components. This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. However, if any interested party, especially small business, believes it can meet the attached requirement, it may submit a�proposal/quote/capability statement for the Government to consider. The response and any other�information furnished must be in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow�NCI to determine if the party can perform the requirement. All responses must be submitted via email to Contract Specialist, John Russell, at John.Russell3@nih.gov by no later than 10:00 AM EST, on Thursday, August 5th, 2021 (08/05/21). A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In order to receive an award, Contractors must be registered and have valid certification through SAM.GOV. Reference: 75N91021Q00185 on all correspondence. ***Please review all posting attachments for more details. ***
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- Record
- SN06077767-F 20210731/210729230123 (samdaily.us)
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