The National Institutes of Health, The National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID) intends to procure from Thermo Electron North America LLC, 5225 Verona Road, Madison, WI 53711, on an other than full and open competition a preventive maintenance contract for equipment plus upgrade: Unit Essential Support Plan-MSPEC-LC-MS. The Period of Performance is from 05/01/2016 to 04/30/2017.

Item/Description/Qty

a.      LTQ-Orbitrap Velos, Catalog# 0723870, Serial# SN03388B (qty-1)

b.      ETD UPGRADE, FOR LTQ, SL, HYBRID, Catalog# OPTION-97180Serial# ETD10612, (qty-1)

All responsible sources who are certified by Thermo Electron North America as authorized third party repair vendors may submit a proposal showing their capabilities and past performance repairing this type of equipment. The vendors 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 offers that will be considered by this agency. Offers must be submitted no later than 5:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time Friday, April 15, 2016, by  email to [email protected], referencing the solicitation number. The vendor is responsible to confirm receipt of all quotations, emails and/or questions by the closing date of this announcement.  Collect calls will not be accepted.