UNITY ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PLAN

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

NOI-NIAID-23-2200060

NAICS – 811210

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 Corp for UNITY ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PLAN for Q Exactive HF Mass Spectrometer SN05461L. Maintenance service for the Thermo Electron Corp Q-EHF system mass spectrometer is crucial to the LSB and CHI research efforts. This high-tech system is in high demand/high usage and is critical in the collection of complex proteomic data for various projects. This system is being utilized to analyze high value, limit samples, that cannot be replaced and if compromised through a lack of system maintenance, improper maintenance, and/or is not calibrated on a routine basis would have a series impact/delay on critical research efforts. This service cannot be substituted and must be provided through Thermo Electron Corp as it has since the time of acquisition of equipment.

Service 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-23-2200060) to Margaret Schott at margaret.schott@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.