The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) intends to negotiate on other than full and open competition the maintenance of BD LSR II Special (No Lasers Serial# : H55100009, SAPPHIRE 488-100 Blue Lsr Serial# : NO-SERIAL-5314, Laser COHR Cube 640-40 Red Serial#  NO-SERIAL-5315,  Laser Violet 405-100 Serial# : NO-SERIAL-5316, COHR COMPASS GRN 315M-150 Lsr Serial# : NO-SERIAL-6376, Service Contract-High Throughput Sampler Serial# : U30100475, from the original equipment manufacturer, BD Biosciences., 2350 Qume Dr, San Jose, CA 95131. Service Maintenance Renewal on instruments. Period of Performance 01/21/2015-01/20/2016.This is not a request for proposal. The above equipment is utilized daily for the flow cytometeric analysis and sorting technologies for the NIAID researchers. To assure optimal performance and reliability it required a service by specially trained and experienced service engineers. All responsible sources who have certified technicians approved by BD may submit a response that will be considered. The Government reserves the right to make a decision whether this requirement is available for competition. All responses shall be submitted no later than 2:00 PM eastern standard time January15, 2015 to Lisa Hinton 5601 Fishers Lane, Suite 3A68, Rockville, MD 20852 email, [email protected].