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The USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest and industry technologies available to s... The USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest and industry technologies available to support Annual preventative maintenance and service repair for a Life Technology 3500 Genetic Analyzer. THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The Life Technologies limited warranty plan provides technical support and repair for Life Technologies 3500 Genetic Analyzer .The AB Assurance maintenance plan includes annual preventive maintenance service and technical support for instrument failures or needed repairs. The service covers the cost of the materials/parts needed and the service engineer who performs the tasks on a SOLE SOURCE basis but is seeking vendors that may be able to perform this requirement in order to support a competitive procurement. Accordingly, the U.S. Government highly encourages all interested businesses (large and small) to respond to this sources sought synopsis. The proposed sole source firm fixed price contract to LIFE TECHNOLGIES Corporation for the procurement of annual preventative maintenance and service repair for the 3500 Genetic Analyzer operated by the Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory, Beltsville, MD. The Life Technologies limited warranty plan provides technical support and repair for Life Technologies instrumentation. The AB Assurance maintenance plan includes annual preventive maintenance service and technical support for instrument failures or needed repairs. The service covers the cost of the materials/parts needed and the service engineer who performs the tasks, telephone and email access to instrument technical support, application technical support, and AB's Remote Monitoring software service. The period of performance is base of 12 months with additional 3 option years. The statutory authority for the sole source procurement is 10 USC 2304, 41 U.S.C. 1901, FAR 13.5 (a)(2)-- Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements