NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE – GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIONS USA

The purpose of this acquisition is to procure a preventative maintenance contract for four (4)

ViaFreeze Quad and three (3) ViaThaw MD/L1000 devices located in the Center for Cellular Engineering at the Clinical Center (CC) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD.

•            Product Service Code: 6515 – Medical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies

•            NAICS Code: 339112 – Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing

•            Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892 USA

POTS: 26-000302

Description:

This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation.  A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a fixed price purchase order to Global Life Sciences Solutions USA, located at 100 Results Way, Marlborough, MA, on a firm fixed price sole source award basis to provide preventative maintenance to the National Institutes of Health Center for Cellular Engineering.

Only one source is available: Cytiva/Global Life Sciences Solutions USA LLC. The manufacturer is the sole source for preventative maintenance of this highly specialized equipment.

This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.  Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.

Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the NIH, Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, to the attention of Kristin Nagashima, Contract Specialist via email to Kristin.nagashima@nih.gov by January 20, 2025 at 12pm EST.