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THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT AND NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. This notice is published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101(a)(1) requiring the dissemination of information regarding proposed contract actions. This is a Notice of Intent to award a sole source, firm-fixed price purchase order under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) and 13.501(a) - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Service Will Satisfy Agency Requirements and is not a request for competitive proposals. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) intend to negotiate on a sole source basis with Oneida Communications Inc., 5400 Dower House RD Upper Marlboro, Maryland on an other than full and open competition basis to obtain NIH-IRF DAS Monitoring and Maintenance Agreement. Justification: The IRF-Frederick has the capability to conduct BSL-2, BSL-3, and BSL-4 research. It is one of the few facilities in the world able to perform medical imaging to evaluate animals in BSL-4 containment. In addition to animal models of disease, the IRF-Frederick uses innovative approaches—including high-throughput drug screening, targeted genomic sequencing, custom immunological and serological analyses, and organ-chip model development—to examine pathogenesis of viral pathogens. The Distributed Antenna System (DAS) at the Integrated Research Facility (IRF) at Fort Detrick in Frederick Maryland enhances emergency communications for staff and NIH Police by supporting both commercial cellular networks and public safety communications. The system was upgraded in 2024 to minimize coverage gaps and modernize equipment. NIAID needs to have this maintenance service contract to insure the system operates continuously including 24 hours a day seven days a week when research experiments are running. Maintenance service for DAS will provide technical services that will regularly access evaluation reports and restore DAS in the event of a system failure. Maintenance activities include Maintaining on-site spare parts, providing support services and providing timely response. The contractor is responsible for conducting business between the hours of 7:30AM – 4:00PM Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays or when the Government facility is closed) AND when experiments are occurring. Without timely system maintenance day-to-day workflow may be hindered and operations curtailed. Only one award will be made as a result of this notice. This will be awarded as a firm-fixed price purchase order. The period of performance for this requirement will be a Base year for 12 months. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541519 Information Technology Value Added Resellers, Size Standard 150 Employees Specifically, NIAID has a need for the following: This will be the only notice of the Government's intent to solicit, negotiate, and award to one source to satisfy this requirement.…
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