This is a combined synopsis solicitation for commercial items for maintenance and repair services for laboratory equipment owned and operated by the National Institute on Aging (NIA). The contract will be a firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded to the responsible offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the government. Services include preventative maintenance, software upgrades, and troubleshooting for specific instruments. Technicians must be OEM certified, and repair requests must be acknowledged within 24 business hours with an onsite visit within 72 business hours. Deliverables include quarterly reports. Offerors must be registered in SAM. gov. Quotes are due by May 21, 2026, 5:00 PM EST and must be submitted electronically in PDF format.
The bid notice does not explicitly state a delivery deadline for the services, but the period of performance is outlined as a base year from June 01, 2026, to May 30, 2027, with option years available.
The bid notice does not specify the payment terms.
The bid notice mentions that the government will evaluate the offeror's capability based on its description of any applicable warranty as part of the contract management and customer support evaluation factor.
The bid notice states that the government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation represents the best value to the government, price and other factors considered.
Offerors must demonstrate technical capability and functionality, contract management and customer support, and provide past performance information covering a minimum of 1 year in relevant services and deliveries of comparable systems. Vendors must also be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www. ***. *. *
The bid notice does not specify any penalties.
The bid notice does not mention a site visit.
The bid notice does not require sample submission.
The bid notice does not specify a challenge deadline.
The bid notice does not provide an estimated total value.