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Notice of Intent to Sole Source – 68HE0B23Q0003 Procurement Office: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD), Center for Computational Toxicology & Exposure (CCTE... Notice of Intent to Sole Source – 68HE0B23Q0003 Procurement Office: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD), Center for Computational Toxicology & Exposure (CCTE), Biomolecular and Computational Toxicology Division (BCTD) located in Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), intends to award a Sole Source Firm Fixed-Price Purchase Order to procure three years of maintenance service for a PerkinElmer Opera Phenix Configuration from PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. of Shelton, CT. EPA has identified PerkinElmer as the only contractor able to meet the requirements of this procurement. The anticipated contract type is firm-fixed-price (FFP). The government will only solicit a single source, which is PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. The contract action is for the procurement of a five (5) month service contract with three one-year option periods for maintenance service for a PerkinElmer Opera Phenix Configuration, Model # HCSHH1400000, Serial # 1400L17147. This equipment is vital in collecting valuable data for many aspects of ORD’s mission of gaining knowledge about chemicals and their associative effects. This procurement is for maintenance service, which includes all labor and travel expenses for service engineer visits and all parts (excluding consumables) for maintaining the performance level of one PerkinElmer Opera Phenix that will expire on November 18, 2023. PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the Opera Phenix system, and their field engineers are well versed in both the hardware and software operating system of this instrument. The extensive proprietary training and expertise of their engineers allows them to quickly troubleshoot instrument malfunctions. Their service engineers are familiar with the idiosyncrasies and difficulties that may occur when operating and repairing Opera Phenix instrumentation. In addition, they have real time access to certified replacement parts that are needed to repair this type of equipment and ensure proper and safe operation upon completion of a repair. They are up to date on any proprietary software upgrades pertaining to this system which is critical when troubleshooting potential instrument malfunctions. PerkinElmer service engineers are extensively trained in troubleshooting and repairing any instrument malfunctions and have real time access to replacement parts. No third- party vendor has access to this training program, resources, and proprietary system information. A rapid service response time is needed for this instrument; as it is heavily used and unexpected downtime is not acceptable as it impacts EPA’s ability to complete analyses on schedule and to schedule new analyses. It is unlikely that BCTD would have excessive instrument downtime if PerkinElmer were chosen as the service provider. Therefore, PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. is the only vendor that can provide the expertise to effectively and promptly troubleshoot and repair BCTD’s PerkinElmer instrument. The CO has determined that the cost is fair and reasonable based on an initial comparison of the price to historical prices paid by the Agency for the same services that led to the government receiving the services to meet the mission. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 811210 - Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a small business size standard of $22 million. The Government is continually seeking qualified vendors in obtaining a source list of interested vendors. However, PerkinElmer, Inc. is the only vendor that meets the requirements outlined in the procurement request package. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. This notice of intent to award is not a request for competitive quotations. Interested concerns capable of providing the service as described in this notice may submit a Capability Statement outlining their capabilities. 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 announcement to be considered by the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to 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. UEI Number. 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 Responses to this posting must be in writing and provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. A determination not to compete the proposed purchase order based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All questions should be directed to Pam Daggs, Contract Officer at daggs.pam@epa.gov. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Note: If you are an authorized distributor or equipment service/maintenance management provider; provide documentation confirming authorization and certified capability from the manufacturer to perform service/maintenance repair on the component(s) identified in this notice. Responses to this notice without this confirmation from the manufacturer will not be considered valid.