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PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS INTRODUCTION THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING... PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS INTRODUCTION THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION. The National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Office of Acquisitions (OA) on behalf of the National Institute of Digestive, Diabetes & Kidney Diseases intends to award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to KEYENCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA, 500 Park Boulevard Suite 200 Itasca IL 60143 to acquire All-in-One Fluorescence Microscope. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334516 with a Size Standard 1,000. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Circular (FAC) 2021-02 effective 3-10-2021. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($250,000) and FAR Subpart 12- Acquisition of Commercial Items. STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6—Competition Requirements. Place of Performance National Institutes of Health 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda MD 20892 United States DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT The instrument covered under this agreement plays a critical role in support of the NIDDK research activities. As such, any prolonged downtime because of mechanical failure would have a seriously crippling effect on our abilities to perform our work. Only the manufacturer has the technical expertise and readily available parts inventory to ensure that our instrument downtimes are mitigated to the lowest possible level. Applicable warranties would be voided by unauthorized service. The contractor shall provide the following service for BZ-X800: Item # Description BZ-X810 BZX Fluorescence Microscope BZ-X800E BZX Fluorescence Microscope BZ SUPPORT PACKAGE BZ Support Package BZ-H4XD BZX Hardware Module BZ-H4A BZX Software OP-87762 BZX Accessory OP-87763 BZX Accessory OP-87765 BZX Accessory OP-87766 BZX Accessory BZ-PA02 BZ Objective Lens (2x) BZ-PA10 BZ Objective Lens (10x) BZ-PA20 BZ Objective Lens (20x) BZ-PA40 BZ Objective Lens (40x) BZ-PA60 BZ Objective Lens (60x Oil) 972326 Win10 PC for BZ-X800 972072B 23" MONITOR BZ-H4XI BZX Hardware Module BZ-H4C BZX Software BZ-H4CM BZX Software CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND- NAME) DETERMINATION The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted as prescribed in FAR Part 10—Market Research. Only one source is available: Per FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) the Contracting Officer has determined that Keyence Corporation is the sole provider of the BZ-X800 Microscope. CLOSING STATEMENT This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provided feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement, unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.” A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses to this notice shall be submitted electronically by 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, on June 21, 2021. Assessment of Capability The contractor will be evaluated on their capability to provide the product to the specifications as stated on the solicitation and shall be required to provide required service with certification from the OEM.