# AB Sciex Maintenance Service and Software Plan Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/nihccopc25000268 - Solicitation number: NIH-CC-OPC-25-000268 - Notice type: Presolicitation (first published as sources sought) - Status: Awarded to Ab Sciex LLC - 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: November 18, 2024 - Last posted: December 6, 2024 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2cdbe51882f34ad392f72c4d525d2d6f/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 Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center (CC), Department of Laboratory Medicine (DLM) intends to award a firm-fixed priced purchase order to AB SCIEX LLC, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065 on a sole source basis to procure maintenance service and software plan for the Sciex 7500 QTRAP eady Triple Quad LC-MS/MS instrument already existing within Clinical Center. AB SCIEX LLC is the only vendor/manufacturer that can provide maintenance service and software plan for the Triple Quad LC-MS/MS instrument. The instrument is used to perform clinical and research tests. No other manufacturer can provide this proprietary instrument care. Proper maintenance of the equipment and a reliable service program is critical to providing important patient care results. Inability to use this instrumentation could result in the unnecessary treatment of patients or the lack of effective treatment for patients with an infectious disease. Period of Performance shall be for a base year of twelve (12) months and three (3) twelve-month option year from date of award. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this procurement 811210. 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. Interested concerns capable of providing the same or similar products or services as described in this notice may submit a capability statement outlining their capabilities. 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. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Each response should include the following Business Information: a. DUNS. b. Company Name, address, POC, Phone and Email address c. Current GSA Schedules or NAICS codes appropriate to this Award. d. Type of Company (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, HubZone, veteran owned, etc.) as validated in System For Award Management (SAM). All offerors must register on the SAM located at http://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1 e. 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: Ab Sciex LLC (UEI SZ13DZFJUQQ6) - Contract: 75N90025C00006, definitive contract - Obligated: $132,256.95 - Competition: Competed Under SAP, 1 offers received - Link: solicitation number NIHCCOPC25000268 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 75N900 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_75N90025C00006_7529_-NONE-_-NONE-/ ## Publications - November 18, 2024: Sources sought, due November 28, 2024 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 13521ba3f21b4d85a429c21f60865f4b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/13521ba3f21b4d85a429c21f60865f4b/view - November 19, 2024: Sources sought, due November 29, 2024 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 1949bcc4290a455bae218756e807d8e1. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1949bcc4290a455bae218756e807d8e1/view - December 6, 2024: Presolicitation, due December 13, 2024 at 9:00 AM EST. Notice 2cdbe51882f34ad392f72c4d525d2d6f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2cdbe51882f34ad392f72c4d525d2d6f/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/nihccopc25000268.