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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 15, 2020 SAM #6926
SPECIAL NOTICE

J -- Miltenyi MACSQuant 10 Analyzer

Notice Date

11/13/2020 11:09:04 AM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

811310 — Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
 

Contracting Office

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OLAO BETHESDA MD 20892 USA
 

ZIP Code

20892
 

Solicitation Number

NIHOLAO-OD3-NOI-5864515
 

Response Due

11/20/2020 2:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

11/20/2020
 

Point of Contact

John Alozie, Phone: 3014968413
 

E-Mail Address

john.alozie@nih.gov
(john.alozie@nih.gov)
 

Description

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 Miltenyi Biotec, Inc., Auburn, CA. The contract is for the maintenance of MACSQuant 10 Analyzer used for flow cytometry and cellular analysis at the National Institute of Nursing Research�s (NINR). The MACSQuant Instrument is a digital bench top flow cytometer equipped with three lasers for cellular analysis. Units are equipped with an enrichment unit for the pre-analysis enrichment of rare cells. It is intended for both phenotypic analysis with fluorescent antibodies and functional analysis of fluorescently labelled cells. Miltenyi Biotec, Inc is the only vendor that sells this piece of equipment, and only their trained engineers are authorized to service the equipment. Responses The proposed acquisition action is for items and 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 john.alozie@nih.gov by 5pm (ET) on Friday, November 20, 2020 and reference solicitation # NIHOLAO-OD3-NOI-5864515. 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).
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/e1ac21bb81204727b03d59624808c0d6/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Bethesda, MD 20892, USA

Zip Code: 20892

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05852474-F 20201115/201113230138 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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