Stellaris 5 PremiumCare Service Contract

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

NOI-NIAD-25-2247543

NAICS – 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance

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 LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC. for a one year PremiumCare Service Contract for Leica manufactured Stellaris 5 Confocal Microscope, Equipment No. 13191833, S/N: 8200000684, with a Period of Performance: 12/15/2024 – 12/14/2025.

The PremiumCare service plan includes the following:

ª 1 annual preventative maintenance visit (PM)

ª Unlimited on-site repairs, including replacement for service parts, components, or modules necessary for repairs (excluding lasers, unless quoted separately)

ª Prioritized on-site response time for remedial services (critical repairs)

ª Unlimited access to Leica OneCall Technical Support Center (standard working hours)

ª 2-hour telephone call back from Leica OneCall

ª Unlimited access to Remote Services (RemoteCare proactive monitoring)

ª Firmware and software updates when available (excluding software

upgrades and Windows upgrades)

All services are performed by factory-trained and certified Field Service Engineers with genuine Leica Microsystems parts to meet original equipment manufacturer (OEM) specifications.

PremiumCare price is per unit per year.

Hardware Upgrades, Software Licenses,

Billing monthly or quarterly in arrears

If submitting a capability statement, it must include evidence of being capable of providing priority service and a priority partnership with Leica Microsystems. Requirement: *As priority status is only available with a contract with Leica Microsystems, quotes submitted by third-party vendors must also include a contract with Leica Microsystems to be considered.

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.

Submission Instructions

Interested businesses who consider themselves qualified to provide the above-listed items are invited to submit a response to this Notice of Intent by December 12, 2024 at 10:00 AM EST. All responses under this Notice of Intent must be submitted via the NIAID electronic Simplified Acquisition Submission System (eSASS) website at https://esass.nih.gov. All vendors must register in the eSASS system to submit their documentation. Instructions on how to register /submit documents are included on the website. All responses received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government.

Disclaimer and Important Notes

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

Confidentiality

No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).