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Vendors must provide annual preventative maintenance services, as well as provide MR system software and updates. Interested vendors must review the attached Statement of Work for specific details to ensure they can meet of the Government’s requirements. The purpose of this notice is to identify organizations capable of providing the necessary services and meeting the minimum contractor qualifications. This announcement is not a Request for Proposals or Quote (RFP/RFQ) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. The information contained in this notice is DRAFT only and, as such, is subject to change prior to the issuance of a solicitation. No solicitation is available currently. After the results of this market research are obtained and analyzed, NIST may conduct a competitive or non-competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. NIST will use the results of this sources sought notice to determine whether to proceed on a sole source basis or competitively if it is determined that other vendors could potentially meet NIST’s needs. This requirement is assigned NAICS code 811310, Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a small business size standard of $12.5 million. Interested business organizations that believe they can meet the requirements should submit electronic copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to four (4) pages or less. Responses should include the following information: Name of the company that will provide the product. Name of the company that will manufacture the product. Business status of the organization. Examples of prior services that match the size and scope of that in the SOW. Any other relevant information that is not listed above that the Government should consider in developing its minimum specifications and finalizing its market research. Any proprietary information should be so marked. The written capability statement should be received by the Contracting Officer, Angela Hitt, via email at angela.hitt@nist.gov no later than 1:00 p.m. MT on May 13, 2024. No quotes will be accepted at this time and will not be considered. 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NIST anticipates negotiating a base plus 4 option years contract with a firm fixed price line items for annual preventative maintenance services to include software to Hyperfine Operations, Inc. for this requirement. Interested parties that can demonstrate they can satisfy the requirement listed in the SOW must clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. If competitive procedures are not used, it is estimated that an award will be issued by June 30, 2024. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Angela Hitt, at angela.hitt@nist.gov. 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