Maintenance Agreement for Becton Dickinson and Company

Background
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate and award a contract for maintenance services without providing for full and open competition. The contract is specifically for the maintenance of government-owned equipment, the Becton Dickinson FACScalibur, Serial No. V33896202246, which is utilized for lab research and pre-clinical trials. The goal of this contract is to ensure that the equipment remains operational and efficient through regular maintenance.

Work Details
The Contractor shall provide all labor, material, and equipment necessary to maintain and provide preventive maintenance for the Becton Dickinson FACScalibur. Maintenance services will be performed on-site in accordance with the manufacturer’s standard commercial maintenance practices. The Contractor is required to perform three planned preventive maintenances during the contract period. Services will include thorough cleaning, calibration, adjusting, inspection, and testing of all equipment according to the manufacturer’s latest established service procedures. At the end of each preventive maintenance inspection, all equipment must be operationally tested through at least one complete operating cycle to ensure optimum performance.

Period of Performance
The geographic location(s) the contract will be performed (if provided)

Place of Performance
All maintenance services will be performed on-site at the location where the Becton Dickinson FACScalibur is housed.

Bidder Requirements
The Contractor must employ technically qualified factory-trained personnel to perform the required services.

Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail)
This opportunity appears to have a confirmed incumbent based on the prior service agreement for the Becton Dickinson FACScalibur (GS07F195DA-75N91025F00072), awarded to Dickinson And Company Becton for $15,432 during 07/15/25–07/14/26. The prior work is described as a service agreement for the same FACScalibur equipment and aligns with the current requirement for on-site preventive maintenance using manufacturer-established procedures, including cleaning, calibration, inspection/testing, and operational cycling.