National Institutes of Health, Office of Procurement Management, 6011 Executive Blvd., Rockville, Maryland 20892-7260

J -- PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE/REPAIR SERVICE SOL Contract Number 263-97-D-0001, Modification No. 4 DUE 032100 POC CAtherine Hiltner, Contracting Officer, (301) 402-3063 The National Institutes of Health intends to negotiate with Becton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems, 110 Forbes Blvd., Mansfield, MA 02048 to provide full service maintenance for the following instruments: FACSort (4 color), FACS Vantage SE, FACS Vantage SE with turbo sort option, IMAGN 2000, Inovva 305C and 306C Lasers, Magneto Optical 3.5" 230 or 640 MB External Drive, Hard Disk Drive (500 MB external drive), AppleCD 300 CD-ROM Drive, and FWG 2Gb Raid Disk Drive. Full service maintenance shall consist of on-site repair as well as preventive maintenance, telephone technical support, hardware/software revisions and/or upgrades, and remote diagnostics via modem. The contractor shall furnish all necessary trained personnel, special tools, diagnostic equipment, and parts necessary to maintain the equipment identified above at original operational specifications. This action is under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), as set forth in FAR 6.302-1 and HHSAR 306.302-1. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within 15 days after publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Posted 03/02/00 (W-SN430488). (0062)

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