AWARD
J -- Preventative Maintenance and Service Agreement for the Leica SP8 Confocal/Multiphoton Microscope
- Notice Date
- 12/20/2022 4:03:56 PM
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- NAICS
- 811210
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- Contracting Office
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIDA Bethesda MD 20892 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- NIMH23-000013
- Archive Date
- 12/24/2022
- Point of Contact
- Kristina Jenkins
- E-Mail Address
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kristina.jenkins@nih.gov
(kristina.jenkins@nih.gov)
- Award Number
- 75N95023C00003
- Award Date
- 12/09/2022
- Awardee
- LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC. IL 60015-2526 USA
- Award Amount
- 124480.00
- Description
- This contract action was not awarded competitvely.� Rationale: The essential characteristics of the annual preventative maintenance and service�agreement for the Leica SP8 Confocal/Multiphoton microscope that limit the availability�to a sole source are the ability of this contractor to provide authorized on-site service,�use of replacement parts from the original manufacturer, prioritized on-site response�time scheduling for remedial services, unlimited direct access to expert applications and�technolgy support to include targeted 24hr on-site response time and unlimited access to�remote technical support services. The contractor provides proprietary firmware and any�necessary software updates for the microscope in question. Furthermore, the software�support provided can only be obtained from experts in Leica software. Field service�representatives are experts in the hardware components, their functionality, and�connections; and thus, are capable of quickly diagnosing and correcting any errors in�performance. Additionally, the SP8 confocal/multiphoton microscope was purchased in 2017 and is�utilized routinely in the NIMH Systems Neuroscience Imaging Resource and requires�routine preventative maintenance. The current maintenance and service contract expires�on December 11, 2022. The current service contract number is HHSN271201700048C.�Furthermore, it is standard in the field to obtain service contracts from the original�manufacturer. Only this suggested source can furnish the requirements, to the exclusion of other�sources, because only this source is able to satisfy all procurement requirements.
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