# Maintenance Service for Vantera NMR Clinical Analyzer Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/nihccopc24001044 - Solicitation number: NIH-CC-OPC-24-001044 - Notice type: Presolicitation - Status: Awarded to Laboratory Corporation of America - Department: Department of Health and Human Services - Agency: National Institutes of Health - Contracting office: National Institutes of Health - CC (75N900) - NAICS: 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance - Product or service code: J049 Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Maintenance and Repair Shop Equipment - Place of performance: Bethesda, Maryland - County: Montgomery County (FIPS 24031). https://abierto.us/counties/montgomery-county-md-24031 - City: Bethesda. https://abierto.us/cities/bethesda-md-2407125 - First posted: January 11, 2024 - Last posted: January 11, 2024 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/085130e4bcb4442aa6e6496dee3f8e96/view ## 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 Institute of Health, Clinical Center (CC) intends to award a Firm-Fixed price purchase order to Laboratory Corporation of America, Burlington, NC 27215 on a sole source basis to provide maintenance service for one (1) Vantera NMR Clinical Analyzer. The Department of Laboratory medicine utilizes the Vantera NMR Analyzer to perform lipoprotein particle quantification on samples from patients enrolled in NIH protocols. Laboratory Corporation of America is the sole vendor of the Vantera NMR Analyzer, and is the only vendor that can provide this maintenance, as well as phone and on-site service for this analyzer. The Vantera is produced by Laboratory Corporation of America and other parts from related instruments cannot be interchanged. Laboratory Corporation of America engineers are fully trained to install and repair their own equipment, troubleshoot problems and optimize the system with their proprietary diagnostic tools. This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of the FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(i) allowing the Contracting Officer (CO) to solicit from one source. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811210 with a large business standard size of $30.0 million. This notice of intent to award is not a request for competitive quotations. Interested concerns capable of providing the same products or services as described in this notice may submit a capability statement outlining their capabilities. No solicitation is available. Information received will be evaluated for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Capability Statements must be received within the time set forth in this synopsis to be considered by the Government. A determination to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Each response should include the following Business Information: a. DUNS number and tax identification number. b. Company Name, address, POC, Phone and Email address c. Current GSA Schedules or NAICS codes appropriate to this Award. d. Capability Statement Comments to this announcement may be submitted to the Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention of Kimala Winfield, kimala.winfield@nih.gov or Malinda Dehner, dehnerm@cc.nih.gov by the due date and time marked in this notice. ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: Laboratory Corporation of America (UEI NHYWLYK6NBM8) - Contract: 75N90024P00222, purchase order - Obligated: $50,000.00 - Competition: Not Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received - Link: solicitation number NIHCCOPC24001044 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 75N900 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_75N90024P00222_7529_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - January 11, 2024: Presolicitation, due January 22, 2024 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 085130e4bcb4442aa6e6496dee3f8e96. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/085130e4bcb4442aa6e6496dee3f8e96/view ## Points of contact - Kimala Winfield, kimala.winfield@nih.gov, 3014967015 - Malinda Dehner, dehnerm@cc.nih.gov, 3015946320 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/nihccopc24001044.