Sources Sought-Pipette Calibration Services   3

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY.
It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Responses to this sources sought must be in writing. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below.

The information gained from this market research will help the National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine plan for its acquisition strategy.

Potential Small Businesses shall include business information outlined in the section below as a part of their response.

POTS: 25-000021

**Funding is currently not available for this project. ** The government estimate for this project for the base and all options to be less than the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.

Complete responses to this notice shall be in the following format:

1. SAM UEI Number
2. Company Name
3. Company Address, City, State and Zip Code
4. Company Point of Contact, Email Address and Telephone Number
5. Reference Notice Number 25-000021 on Email Subject Line
6. Socioeconomic Status: (i.e., HUBZone, 8a, Small Business, Women Owned Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small-Business, etc.) as validated in Central Contractor Registration (CCR). All offerors must register in CCR located in https://www.sam.gov.
7. Provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described in the Statement of Work.

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The National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine has a requirement for a contractor to perform pipette calibration services.

The contractor must furnish all personnel, equipment, materials, supplies, services, and shipping costs required to achieve the performance requirements outlined in the statement of work.

The Contractor shall be a pipette calibration service provider with accreditation to ISO17025 and perform pipette calibrations based on ISO08655 specifications. Contractor personnel must be trained and certified to work on equipment. Pipette calibrations will be performed twice per year, six months apart (June and December) annually.

See attached Draft Statement of Work for additional details.

Period of Performance:
Estimated Period of performance is as follows:

Base Year: 11/01/2024 to 10/31/2025
Option 1: 11/01/2025 to 10/31/2026
Option 2: 11/01/2026 to 10/31/2027
Option 3: 11/01/2027 to 10/31/2028
Option 4: 11/01/2028 to 10/31/2029

Delivery Schedule:
Pipette calibrations will be performed twice per year, six months apart (June and December) annually.

Line-Item Number: 0001
Platinum Calibration Services
Single-Channel Quantity 520
Multi-Channel Quantity 67

Line-Item Number: 0002
ISO Service
Single-Channel Quantity 36
Multi-Channel Quantity 4

Delivery Location:
Deliver to:
Attention: TBD
National Institutes of Health
10 Center Drive
Building 10, Room TBD
Bethesda, MD 20892-1288

Contractors shall not reach out to the customer for any questions or clarifications.

All communications must go through contracting.

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Important information: The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this source sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated.

NAICS: The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811210- Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (Small Business Size Standards $34M Average Annual Receipts). PSC: J066- Maint/repair/rebuild Of Equipment- Instruments and Laboratory Equipment.

Notice to potential offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered and have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov and complete Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA).

All interested Offerors should submit information by e-mail to sheri.eiri@nih.gov

All information submissions shall be received on or before and no later than 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time October 6, 2024.