Maintenance, Repair & Rebuilding of Equipment / BD FACSymphony A5 Cytometers

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Vaccine Research Center (VRC) intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with Becton, Dickinson and Co., US BDB Service Contract Administration, 2350 Qume Drive, San Jose, CA 95131 service agreement for one (1) FACSymphony A5 Flow Cytometers with five (5) various Lasers and one (1) BD High Throughput Sampler This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 12 - Acquisition for Commercial Items and will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR Part 13.501 (a)(1). Only one firm fixed price award will be made as a result of this solicitation. FOB Point shall be Destination: 9 West Watkins Mill Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878. Period of Performance is a base year with 4 one -year option periods. Service shall be performed in Gaithersburg, MD 20878. The Vaccine Research Center (VRC) requires a service agreement plan for one (1) FACSymphony A5 Flow Cytometer, five (5) various lasers and one (1) BD High Throughput Sampler that will maintain the equipment in optimal operating condition. As this instrument is in daily use, arrangements for repair and/or upgrades must be immediately available in order to prevent loss of research and to maintain continuity of experiments. NIAID requires the following: parts, labor and travel for remedial repair, 2 Preventative Maintenance Inspections to be performed during twelve-month period, 2 PM Kits, software revisions released during the period of performance, unlimited service visits, Monday-Friday, 48 hour-guaranteed response to a request for emergency on-site service Monday-Friday. Unlimited telephone support for instruments, reagents, and applications to be provided at no additional charge, and workstation printers need not be covered. As the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Becton, Dickinson & Co., deems necessary to maintain the equipment in accordance with their required specifications, only Becton, Dickinson & Co trained certified engineers and parts shall be used to maintain the equipment. Any offeror that has an agreement to provide certified Becton, Dickinson & Co. Field Service Engineers shall provide a signed letter from the OEM stating the vendor is authorized to perform the requested service agreement. The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 only one source available, no substitutions possible. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. All responsible sources who can provide the required service agreement may submit a response that could be considered by email (subject line to reference NIAID-NOI-18-1914155) to Akilah Bullock at akilah.bullock@nih.gov, by 3:00 pm eastern standard time Thursday, July 5, 2018. All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow NIAID to determine if it can meet the above specifications described herein. All responses received by the closing date of this solicitation will be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.