BRUKER maintenance agreement

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME). The National Institute of Health Office of Purchasing and Contracts intends to negotiate a 1 year contract to Bruker Daltonics Inc., MA 01821 to provide a maintenance of two instruments DAL09245US and DAL09242US for which the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of 13.106-1. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-84, September 3, 2015. This acquisition is conducted under 41 U.S.C. 1903, the simplified acquisition procedures authorized in this subpart may be used for acquisitions that do not exceed $13 million when the acquisition will be treated as an acquisition of commercial items in accordance with 12.102(f)(1). STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.500 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplifeid Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219, and the size standard is $20.5M This notice of intent to award is not a request for competitive quotations. Interested concerns capable of providing the same or similar products or services as described in this notice may submit a capability statement outlining their capabilities. No solicitation is available. Information received will be evaluated for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Capability Statements must be received within the time set forth in this synopsis to be considered by the Government. A determination to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. STATEMENT OF WORK The Department of Laboratory Medicine uses two Bruker platforms for the analysis of patient samples and patient isolates. The results generated by these instruments directly influence the treatment of patients in the NIH Clinical Center. The purpose of this procurement is to ensure that the Bruker Microflex and Autoflex mass spectrometers continue to perform at their highest level to maintain quality patient care. If the mass spectrometers are allowed to function without regular maintenance, the systems will fail leading to unanticipated expensive repairs and prolonged down time that will negatively impact patient care. Scope of Work: The Company, Bruker Daltonics, in accordance with the written contract, 1. Maintains the prices quoted are firm for the period of the quotation 2. For the Autoflex: Service agreement covers labor and includes one (1) preventative maintenance visit annually and unlimited emergency onsite service visits, as needed. 3. For the Microflex: Service agreement covers labor and includes one (1) preventative maintenance visit annually and unlimited emergency onsite service visits, as needed. Regular cleanings are included when deemed necessary. 4. Service agreement also covers all instrument specific parts required for maintenance and/or repair, free software upgrades with Bruker written software and/or operating system upgrades (Biotyper is excluded) 5. The agreement does not cover the following unless otherwise stated: data systems, monitors, printers, robotics, HPLC generators, compressors, UPS, or consumables (capillaries, chemicals, targets etc) 6. New or refurbished parts will be provided by Bruker at their sole discretion Performance date: 1 year from award of the contract ***Terms and Conditions are dictated by the government*** Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the CC Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention of Milton Dartoozos, Contract Specialist, Milton.Dartoozos@nih.gov by the due date and time marked in this notice.