Maintenance Agreement for TSQ Quantum Vantage Mass Spectrometer, serial# TQU02317

This is a Notice of Intent (NOI), not a request for proposals. The National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID) in support of Laboratory of Systems Biology (LSB) intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with Thermo Electron North America LLC, 1400 N. Point Pkwy suite 10 West Palm Beach, FL 33407-1976 for a preventative maintenance service contract agreement- Base plus 4 Option Years (Coverage: Unity Essential Support Plan-MSPEC-LC-MS): Item/Description/Quantity: 1. TSQ Vantage LC-Mass Spectrometer, serial number TQU02317 (Qty-1) Unity Essential Support Plan features: - Unlimited number of demand on-site service visits with a maximum 72-hour response - Engineer labor and travel - Priority status for technical support inquiries - One (1) scheduled preventative maintenance visit - Thermo Scientific supplied personal computers - Factory certified replacement parts - Software updates and notifications - Subscription to e-Support Online Technical Resources - One Time 10% discount on Parts, Accessories or Consumables - Software updates and notifications. Updates are defined as Software revisions that provide minor changes that are needed to correct or improve the previous version of the software. Software updates are normally indicated by a software revision number change e.g. version 1.1 to version 1.2. - Computers purchased from Thermo and are required for the operation of the system is covered under a Support Plan. Replacement of Computers that required an Upgrade to new operating systems are not included in a Support Plan. This will be a firm fixed price contract in accordance with the statutory authority for this sole source requirement 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 only one source available, no substitutions possible, and replacement parts must be compatible with existing equipment. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE NOT BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-84, effective October 5, 2015. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 811219, which has a size standard of $20.5M. All responsible sources who are certified by Thermo Electron North America as authorized third party maintenance/repair vendors may submit a proposal showing their capabilities and past performance servicing this type of equipment. The vendor shall provide certification from original equipment manufacturer that they are authorized to perform these services and have access to OEM parts and supplies. All responsible sources may submit a response that will be considered by the Agency. The Government reserves the right to make a decision whether this requirement is available for competition. Offers must be submitted electronically no later than 4:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Thursday, October 22, 2015 to Sylvia Robinson via email at srobinson@niaid.nih.gov . The email subject line must start with the full solicitation# NIAID-NOI-16-1760099. Fax submissions are not acceptable.