SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source to Becton, Dickinson, and Company (doing business as BD Biosciences) for Flow Cytometry System Maintenance
- Notice Date
- 12/14/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-CSB-AR-2013-048-CSP
- Archive Date
- 1/2/2013
- Point of Contact
- Caitlin Palmer,
- E-Mail Address
-
caitlin.palmer@nhlbi.nih.gov
(caitlin.palmer@nhlbi.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Reference Number: NHLBI-CSB-AR-2013-048-CSP Title: Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source to Becton, Dickinson, and Company (doing business as BD Biosciences) for Flow Cytometry System Maintenance. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Office of Acquisitions (OA), on behalf of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), intends to negotiate on a sole source basis and award a purchase order, for Flow Cytometry System Maintenance, to Becton, Dickinson, and Company, 2350 Qume Drive, San Jose, CA 95131-1807, under the authority of (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1. "(b) Soliciting from a single source. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This announcement constitutes the only notice; proposals are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-63, December 10, 2012. The corresponding NAICS code is 334516-Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing and the small business size standard is 500 Employees. The basis for the sole source determination: The sole source determination is based on the fact that BD Biosciences does not certify third party organizations to perform service on its instrumentation in the United States, as only the original manufacturer can ensure the supply of spare or replacement parts when an instrument is covered by a BD Biosciences (Becton, Dickinson, and Company) Maintenance Service Agreement. BD Biosciences is the only provider that can supply; instrument software revisions, along with preventative maintenance inspections, technical telephone consulting and unlimited on-site service visits. In addition, BD Biosciences is the sole manufacturer and provider of the maintenance service for the BD LSRFortessa flow cytometry system. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement, in writing, no later than the response date. Written responses to this notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement. Written responses shall reference this Notice of Intent No. NHLBI-CSB-AR-2013-048-CSP and may be submitted electronically NO LATER THAN 10:30 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME December 18, 2012 to the Contract Specialist, Caitlin Palmer at: Caitlin.palmer@nih.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. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN02949653-W 20121216/121214234719-eb7a3e848958c1ff44c10cafd2f1c5c1 (fbodaily.com)
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