1YR MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR Cytek Aurora 5 Laser Flow Cytometry System

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICENOI-NIAID-2081059NAICS – 811219This is a Notice of Intent, not a request for proposal.  The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with CYTEK BIOSCIENCES INC to procure 1YR MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR Cytek Aurora 5 Laser Flow Cytometry System PREMIUM, SN: U0562, POP: 09/22/2021 - 09/22/2022, PRODUCT # N9-90007The Cytek Aurora scientific platform is used to perform cell sorting. This cell sorting technique is used to process and analyze human samples on various projects across the NIH.  This maintenance agreement is needed to keep the Cytek Aurora running at optimal performance.  Cytek is the only company that provides service on this machine due to its proprietary rights to the hardware and software. PREMIUM Service Contract includes 2 preventive maintenance inspections per year; all non-consumable parts, travel, and labor for

repair visits; 24-hour (maximum) response time for technical support and 48-hour (maximum) response time for non-functional instruments, with escalation to the top of our priority field service job queue; on-site and remote assistance, including assistance with panel design, data analysis, assay optimization and troubleshooting, and general scientific consultation (“TAS assistance”), by a dedicated regional Technical Applications Specialist (TAS); unlimited telephone technical support.The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 1901 (e) (1) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1 only one responsible source and no other supply of service will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.  All responsible sources that could provide comparable services may submit a capability statement that will be considered by email (subject line to reference NOI-NIAID-2081059) to Dana Monroe at dana.monroe@nih.gov, by Wednesday, June 23, 2021 by 5:00pm Pacific daylight savings time. All responses received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government.  A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.