Thermo Electron NA Essential Plans

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 competition basis with Thermo Electron North America for ORBITRAP FUSION LUMOS ETD Serial# FSN20718 Coverage: Essential Plan LSMS, FAIMS PRO S/N FAIMS-20608 Essential Plan LSMS, UVPD, LUMOS & ECLIPSE UPGRADE, FACTORY S/N UVPD-10127 Standard Options Plan-LSMS, and EASY nLC 1200 S/N LC-031119 Essential Plan HPLC.

J&A: It is essential that this highly equipment be maintained in peak operating condition at all times. Due to heavy usage, the systems must be calibrated and serviced periodically. Besides, they must be repaired quickly when failures occur. The systems must be restored to full operation as soon as possible. The plan must include OEM parts, OEM labor, for remedial repair as well as telephone access to technical supports. All work will be completed in accordance with industry standards by certified technicians. This is a sole source requirement.

Requirements:

Field Service Engineer labor, travel, and parts required for Corrective Maintenance visits with a targeted response time of 3 business days

Priority status for technical support inquiries with a targeted immediate response time. A certified service engineer will conduct diagnosis and Corrective Maintenance procedures using the latest digital remote support tools

One (1) scheduled annual standard Preventive Maintenance visit (standard PM kit included)

Access to Unity Lab Services Online Knowledge Base

Software and firmware updates upon request and in conjunction with a scheduled Preventive Maintenance or Corrective Maintenance visit (updates are defined as changes of the existing software version that are intended to improve its performance)

The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 1901 (a) (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-NIAID-23-2203361) to Bevin Feutrier at bevin.feutrier@nih.gov. 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.