This is a Notice of Intent, not a request for proposal. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate on an other than full and open basis with Pall ForteBio, LLC, Fremont, CA to procure repairs, supplies and upgrades to existing lab equipment; Octet HTX RED384 and QK384.

The Cellular Biology Section of NIH, NIAD requires the following services and supplies to existing laboratory equipment, manufactured by Pall ForteBio, to continue universal flu vaccine research. CBS requires certified OEM parts, labor, software and technician in support of the upgrades and ongoing research efforts.

# Description                         Catalog
1. Pack of 12 Cleaning Tray consumables for regular automated cleaning of metal biosensor mounts on Octet HTX, RED384 and QK384 instruments. 18-5133
2. Upgrade of Octet instrument software to the latest version of software. Includes 4 seat licenses. If Octet Q or QK with serial number <FB00165, then part number 90-9007 50-5029

3. ForteBio Advanced Training 30-6005

4. Fortebio on-site basic training for new users. 30-6012

5. Preventive Maintenance service for Octet QK384 and RED384 systems. Includes on-site functional testing and light source replacement/calibration. Light source replacement, labo 99-0052

6. Additional Service Labor, Hourly 99-0024

7. shipping

8. Biosensor / Streptavidin (SA) 20 Tray - Streptavidin (SA) Biosensors - Twenty trays of 96 biosensors coated with streptavidin, case 18-5021

9. Biosensor / Ni-NTA (NTA) 5 Tray - Ni-NTA (NTA) Biosensors - Five trays of 96 biosensors coated with nickel- charged tris-NTA, pack 18-5102

Place of Performance is Bethesda, MD 20892.

The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1 only one responsible source and no other supply of service will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. All responsible sources that could provide comparable services may submit a capability statement that will be considered by email (subject line to reference NOI-RML-D-1927306) to Bevin Feutrier, [email protected] by 5:00 pm eastern standard time September 10, 2018. All responses received by the closing date of this synopsis 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.

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