THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA), Western Markets Contracting Division (WMCD), San Diego, intends to award a firm fixed price contract in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.3 Simplified Acquisition Methods and FAR 13.106‐1(b)(1)(i), only one source being available to meet the Government’s needs, to:

PERKINELMER HEALTH SCIENCES, INC.

710 BRIDGEPORT AVENUE

SHELTON, CT 06484-4794

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 811210 – Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance; the business size standard is $34M. The Product Service Code (PSC) is J065 - Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment and Supplies.

The objective of this sole source award is to procure Gas Chromatography (GS) with Electron Capture Detector Preventive Maintenance (PM) Service for Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit Five (NEPMU - 5) – Industrial Hygiene (IH) Department located at Naval Base San Diego. The service is for one PM service annually, repairs as necessary when the instrument does not function at its optimum, technical support when needed. Services include telephonic support as well as onsite repairs, replacements of parts when necessary and annual PM.

PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. (PerkinElmer) is an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller and only approved source for PerkinElmer factory new or remanufactured repair parts for the PerkinElmer equipment currently placed at NEPMU-5 facility and local repair service team consists of PerkinElmer factory trained/certified engineers that are only employed or contract with PerkinElmer. PerkinElmer is the only source that can authorize service and installation for instrumentation manufactured and sold by PerkinElmer.

This notice of intent is not a request for Expressions of Interest (EOIs), proposals or quotations. No solicitation document exists for the requirement and no telephone inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of EOIs, proposals or quotations received in response to this notice.

Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement, and should furnish detailed data concerning their capabilities to provide the services sought including pricing data and technical data sufficient to determine that a comparable source to the government is available. The Government will be the sole determiner regarding an offeror’s ability to meet all requirements.

Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source purchase order.

EOIs sent via Federal Express or hand carried will not be accepted. EOIs may be submitted via email to kennette.m.esguerra.civ@health.mil and karen.l.barba.civ@health.mil. The email must clearly identify this notice and the name of the point of contact on the first page. Submitters bear the burden of ensuring that the EOI reaches the designated point of contact above on time and should allow a reasonable time for emails to be received. All information must be received before the deadline specified below and any information received after the deadline will not be considered. The submitter bears the risk of non-receipt of emails and should confirm by telephone that any email was received.

This purchase will be under Simplified Acquisition Methods as authorized under FAR 13.302. The anticipated award date is 3 April 2023. If a vendor challenges the basis of this requirement, please email product capability statements (formats for submission: PDF, MS Word, or MS Excel) to Ms. Kennette Esguerra, 210-792-6140, kennette.m.esguerra.civ@health.mil and Ms. Karen L. Barba, 210-952-8009, karen.l.barba.civ@health.mil. Closing date for challenges is no later than 0800 PST on 3 April 2023.

NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED.

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