THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION.

The National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD), in support of the work of the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disease (NIDDK), intends to award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition to Keyence Corporation of America, 669 River Drive, Suite 403, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407 for Fluorescence Microscope BZX Microscope Head.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE
The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334516 with a Size Standard 1000.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Circular (FAC) 2005-98 effective 19 Jan 2017.

This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($250,000) and FAR Subpart 12- Acquisition of Commercial Items.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c) under provisions of the statutory authority of FAR Subpart 6.302- FAR 6.302-1-Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1).

Place of Performance
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda MD 20892
United States

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE BZX MICROSCOPE HEAD

Microscope Head 1
BZX700E Fluorescence Microscope BZX Microscope
Controller 1
BZ-H3XD Software BZX Multi-Stack Module 1
BZ-H3XF Software BZX Sectioning Module 1
BZ-H3AE Software BZX Analyzer Software 1
BZ-H3C Software BZX Hybrid Cell Count Software 1
BZ-H3CM Software BZX Macro Cell Count Software 1
BX-H3R Software BZX 3D Module 1
BZ-H3M Software BZX Measurement Module 1
972030 CFI Plan APO 4X LAMBDA Nikon Lens (4x) for BZ 1
972031 CFI Plan APO 10X LAMBDA Nikon Lens (10x) for BZ 1
972032 CFI Plan APO 20X LAMBDA Nikon Lens (20x) for BZ 1
972033 CFI Plan APO 40X LAMBDA Nikon Lens (40x) for BZ 1
972037 CFI Plan APO 100XH LAMBDA Nikon Lens (100x oil) for BZ 1
971962 Nikon Lens (20x ELWD Phase) for BZ S PI FI ELWD ADM 20xC 1
OP-87762 BZX Accessory BZX DAPI Filter 1
OP-87763 BZX Accessory BZX GFP Filter 1
OP-87765 BZX Accessory BZX TEXAS RED Filter 1
S&H Shipping and Handling 1

CLOSING STATEMENT
This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: certification to provide OEM service and parts, unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov."

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will

normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.

All responses to this notice shall be submitted electronically by 11:00AM Eastern Standard Time, on Thursday, August 16, 2018 to [email protected] and must reference NICHD-18-115 in the subject line.