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NIH-NOI-26-PCA-NCI-00120 NAICS – 811210 Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance J066 -Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment This is a Notice of Intent (NOI). 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) and 13.501(a)- Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Service Will Satisfy Agency Requirements and is not a request for quotes. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with Philips North America LLC(Philips), 22100 Bothell Everett Highway, Bothell, WA 98021-8431 to provide maintenance services for imaging equipment located at the Molecular Imaging Branch (MIB) in Bethesda, Maryland. The equipment to be maintained consist of the following: Philips Ingenia Elition 3.0T MRI Scanner (Site: 77647001; S/N 45060) The Period of Performance shall consist of one (1) twelve-month base period and three (3) twelve-month option periods, as follows: Base Period: 5/10/2026 - 5/9/2027 Option Period One: 5/10/2027 - 5/9/2028 Option Period Two: 5/10/2028 - 5/9/2029 Option Period Three: 5/10/2029 – 5/9/2030 Services shall be performed in Bethesda, MD. MIB conducts research in designing, developing and testing new novel targeted imaging agents for the detection and characterization of cancer. These imaging agents include tissue-specific MRI, PET, radionuclide, and optical probes. MIB is focused on the clinical translation of targeted imaging agents for cancer imaging. As part of the clinical effort, the MIB houses a clinical Philips Ingenia Elition 3.0T MRI Scanner on which clinical research patients are scanned. This has proven invaluable in the kinds of patients seen at the NCI. The MIB is proposing to renew a service agreement for the Ingenia Elition 3.0T MRI Scanner. Since the installation, Philips North America LLC has been the service provider. This service agreement is required so that the MIB may continue to perform patient scanning for the clinical trials if the instrument is in need of repair. The requirement type is for severable services. The medical imaging system requires yearly maintenance contracts to make sure their performance is stable and to tackle any repairs in a timely fashion, should the need arise. Philips Medical system is the vendor of the medical imaging scanners installed at MIB and is the only vendor with experience in servicing medical imaging equipment installed within MIB. The OEM shall perform preventative, remedial maintenance and repair services to maintain the equipment in good working condition in accordance with the equipment manufacturer's specifications. The contractor will provide all facilities, se…

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