The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in support of the Laboratory of Systems Biology intends to intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with Thermo Electron North America LLC,1400 Northpoint pkwy Suite 50, West Palm Beach, FL 33407-1976, to procure a preventative services support maintenance plan for the Thermo Scientific instrumentation equipment in the laboratory plus upgrade. 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).

Item/Description/Qty

a. LTQ Orbitrap, S/N SN03388B, (qty-1)

b. ETQ Upgrade for LTQ XL Hybrid, S/N ETD10612, (qty-1)

The Period of Performance is from 05/01/2017 to 04/30/2018.

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 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. A firm fixed price award will be made 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. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. Offers must be submitted no later than 5:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time Monday, April 10, by email to [email protected], referencing the solicitation number.

 

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