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 (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).

The National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Office of Acquisitions (OA) on behalf of the on behalf of the National Institute of Digestive, Diabetes & Kidney Diseases intends to award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to THERMO ELECTRON NORTH AMERICA LLC for a one year service contract to cover service and maintenance of the ORBITRAP FUSION LUMOS, IC READY.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 811219 with a Size Standard of $20.50.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-99.

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 ($250,000).

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

12/24/2019-12/23/2020

Place of Performance

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Digestive, Diabetes & Kidney Diseases

8 Center Drive

Bethesda, MD 20892  

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

UNITY ESSENTIAL MSPEC LCMS

Essential Support Plan Features:

~ Unlimited number of demand on-site service visits with a maximum 72-hour response

~ Engineer labor and travel is included

~ Priority status for technical support inquiries

~ One (1) Scheduled Preventative Maintenance visit

~ Thermo Scientific supplied personal computers are covered

~ Factory-certified replacement parts included

~ Subscription to e-Support Online Technical Resources

~ 10% Loyalty discount on Parts, Accessories or Consumables for end user during active contract. Contact our parts group at Unity Priority line 1-877-594-3224 and mention the Loyalty PACs program.

~ Software updates and notifications updates are defined as changes of the existing software version that are intended to improve its performance. Software updates are usually indicated by a revision number change e.g. from Revision 1.1 to Revision 1.2.)

~ Computers purchased from Thermo Fisher Scientific and required for the operation of the analytical system.

Replacement of functional computers in order to accommodate an upgrade to a newer version of the operating systems is not covered by the support plan.

Base Coverage Exclusions:

~ Computer and/or software not provided and/or installed with the system by Thermo Scientific

~ Replacing a computer hard drive with one of larger capacity

~ Replacement of functional computers in order to accommodate an upgrade to a newer version of the operating systems.

~ Hardware and operating system upgrades

~ Instrument control software version upgrades (upgrades are usually indicated by a software version number change e.g. Version 1.2 to Version 2.0)

~ Layered application software support

~ External power equipment e.g. UPS (uninterruptable power supply), power conditioner, or isolation transformer.

~ Consumable items and parts such as bottles, calibration materials, solvents, vials, caps, septa, all Columns, data media, ferrules, ETD filaments (excluding the one included in the PM visit), filters, frits, gases, gaskets, injection port liners, integrator paper, ion exchange resin, lamps, photomultipliers, pump oil, reaction tubes, source ceramics, mobile phases, autosampler rotor valve seals, sample ports, syringes, and sample loops, DEP emitters, electron multipliers, glass jet separators, heated capillaries, ion gauges, ion volumes, water chillers, and turbo pump oil reservoirs.

~ Work related to radioactive sources

~ Also excludes components that cannot be repaired or replaced due to lack of availability from Thermo Scientific supplier (obsolescence).

~ Complete system replacement is not covered under contract.

~ Software packages offering features beyond that purchased.

~ Training of new operators.

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: descriptive literature, delivery timeframe, warranties and/or other information that demonstrates that the offer meets all the foregoing requirements, 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 9:00 am Eastern Standard Time, on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 to the Contract Specialist, Amber Harris, at [email protected] .

Assessment of Capability

Lowest Price Technically Acceptable