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Last Updated on 20 Apr 2019 at 8 AM
Special Notice
Convent Louisiana

Maintenance of Zephyr NGS Unit

Solicitation ID NIHOLAO-OD3-NOI-5316780
Posted Date 02 Apr 2019 at 10 PM
Archive Date 20 Apr 2019 at 5 AM
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Contracting Office Office Of Acquisition
Agency Department Of Health And Human Services
Location Convent Louisiana United states
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate a contract on a
sole source basis with PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc., Shelton, CT. The purpose of the contract is for the contractor to provide preventive maintenance for a Zephyr NGS Unit. The Zephyr NGS Unit is a highly specialized liquid handling robot, sold and serviced only by PerkinElmer. This instrument augments the Genomics and Computational Biology Core (GCBC) by enabling the tasks associated with evaluation of nucleic acids, and genotyping. All labor, travel costs, and service parts, including consumable parts required for repair and training will be included.

Responses
The proposed acquisition action is for items and/or services for which the
Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the
authority of FAR 13.106-1 (b). If you believe you can provide the items or
services, please forward capability statements to [email protected] by 2pm
(ET) on Friday April 05, 2019 and reference solicitation number
NIHOLAO-OD3-NOI-5316780.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract
acquisition based upon responses to the notice is solely within the discretion
of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for
the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
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. Information provided will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for the potential requirement and may lead to the development of a solicitation. 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.
Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be
announced to the public in Federal Business Opportunities in accordance with
the FAR Part 5. However, responses to this notice will not be considered
adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or
sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government
reserves the right to use any nonproprietary technical information in any
resultant solicitation(s).

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