FDA PM and repair service for Leica SP8 confocal microscope

The contract seeks a firm-fixed-price preventive maintenance and repair service agreement for a Leica CARS SP8 confocal microscope and associated equipment including the CARS Laser, UC7_FC7 Basic Instrument, and DMi8 Microscope, all located at the FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health in Silver Spring, Maryland. The service must be delivered under a base period from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with two optional one-year extensions through June 30, 2029. All maintenance and repairs must be performed exclusively by factory-trained and certified Leica field service engineers using OEM specifications, manuals, service bulletins, and genuine parts, excluding consumables, third-party components, and IR/MP lasers. The contractor must provide unlimited service visits, unlimited replacement parts, 24-hour phone and email technical support, 72-hour on-site response for repairs, and unlimited remote support during normal business hours Monday through Friday. Loaner parts must be provided within five business days if on-site repair is not feasible, and each visit requires a detailed field service report. The contract is subject to strict compliance with Section 508 accessibility standards, requiring all electronic deliverables to meet HHS accessibility criteria and include the appropriate conformance checklist unless otherwise approved. The contractor must also certify exemption from the Service Contract Act under FAR 52.222-48, triggering the applicability of FAR 52.222-51, and must comply with requirements related to combating trafficking in persons, the Buy American Act, and prohibitions against contracting with debarred entities. Offerors must be currently registered and active in SAM.gov with a valid Unique Entity Identifier and must complete all required representations and certifications under FAR 52.212-3. Technical proposals must demonstrate full compliance with all minimum technical requirements through descriptive materials, literature, brochures, and evidence of experience; non-OEM providers must prove an established supply chain with Leica for parts, software updates, firmware, and technical support, along with verifiable qualifications of their field technicians and past performance on similar contracts. Submissions must be delivered electronically without macros or executable files, and any non-compliance will result in non-responsiveness. The evaluation will follow a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) approach, where technical acceptability is a pass/fail gate and only technically acceptable offers proceed to price evaluation. Payment must be submitted electronically via the