FDA Preventive Maintenance-Repair Agreement for Revvity Spectrum IVIS system

The FDA Office of Acquisition and Grant Services, under the Department of Health and Human Services, is soliciting a Firm-Fixed-Price contract for preventive maintenance and repair services for a Revvity Spectrum In Vivo Imaging System (IVIS), Model #IVISSPECTRUM, Serial Number IS2117N8165, located at the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research in Silver Spring, Maryland. The contract will cover a base performance period from August 15, 2026, through August 14, 2027, with up to three optional one-year extension periods through August 14, 2029. The scope includes on-site and remote technical support, annual training for 15 researchers, replacement parts, firmware and software updates, and timely submission of service reports within five business days. All deliverables must comply with Section 508 accessibility standards, requiring submission of an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) using the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) and adherence to the HHS Section 508 Accessibility Conformance Checklist. Non-compliance with accessibility requirements necessitates contractor remediation at no additional cost to the government. This solicitation is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 811210, with a size standard of $34 million in annual receipts, and offerors must self-certify as small businesses and maintain an active SAM.gov registration with a valid Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). The award will follow the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) method, meaning that technical acceptability is a pass/fail threshold, and among technically acceptable offers, the lowest-priced proposal will be selected. Contractors must comply with multiple FAR clauses, including those related to whistleblower rights, prohibition of inverted domestic corporations, combating human trafficking, and exemption from the Service Contract Act if applicable, with specific certification requirements under FAR 52.222-48 and 52.222-51. The Buy American Act applies, and country of origin must be declared; failure to declare results in a presumption of domestic origin. Proposals must be free of macros and executable files, and submissions will be evaluated based on technical sufficiency and price, with no trade-off analysis permitted. The Contracting Officer, Timothy Walbert, is the sole point of contact for administrative matters, and all invoices must be submitted via the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform (