Preventive Maintenance Zeiss Microscope

INTRODUCTION 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. The National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD), in support of the work of the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disease (NIDDK), Laboratory of Cellular and Developmental Biology intends to award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition to Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC, One Zeiss Drive, Thornwood, NY 10594 preventive maintenance of a Zeiss Confocal Microscope. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 811219 with a Size Standard $20,500,000.00. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Circular (FAC) 2005-95 effective 19 Jan 2017. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($150,000) and FAR Subpart 12- Acquisition of Commercial Items. STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c) under provisions of the statutory authority of FAR Subpart 6.302- FAR 6.302-1'Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1). PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE Base period of 1 year after award with three (3) one-year option periods available. Place of Performance National Institutes of Health 9000 Rockville Pike National Institute of Cellular and Developmental Biology 50 South Drive Building 50, Room 32333 Bethesda MD 20892 United States DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Preventive Maintenance Services Item # Description Quantity 1010 Protect premium LSM 780 1 1020 Protect premium Research Microscope mot 1 1030 Protect premium LSM BiG Detector 1 1040 Protect premium NLO Coupling 1 1050 Protect premium 405/440nm CW Laser 1 CLOSING STATEMENT This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: certification to provide OEM service and parts, unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses to this notice shall be submitted electronically by 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, on Thursday, November 2, 2017 to pamela.nevels@nih.gov. Assessment of Capability Technically Capability to provide required service with certification from the OEM.