Service maintenance support for Integrated System

Solicitation # HHSNIHOPCSBSS-21-010796 Date Posted 6-17-2021 Closed Date 6/24/2021 This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested. The National Institute of Health (NIH), Clinical Center (CC),Surgical Department intends to solicit a quote and enter into firm-fixed price Preventative Maintenance Agreement on its current integration system Currently OR’s 10, 11, and 12 have existing KARL STORZ equipment that is utilized for integration purposes. The purchase of this PMA will support the existing systems and prevent delay should the integration system go down. The current system houses a framework that communicates with future technology and likewise, the new equipment is able to communicate with the existing equipment through the same framework. This insures continuity of care through all KARL STORZ equipment and all KARL STORZ integrated rooms regardless of age. The KARL STORZ components being supported build upon and upgrade the current system allowing live streaming, video on demand, and room-to-room communication between old and new rooms and systems. Karl Storz is the only company that can support its integration system making them the sole source. The StreamConnect encoders and decoders communicates with the 3 Karl Storz integrated ORs, OR2, and Surgical Pathology. They are engineered to communicate uniquely with the Karl Storz StreamConnect system for live streaming management between locations. This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the acquisition of commercial items prescribed in FAR Part 12, in conjunction with the policies and procedures for the competition requirements of Part 6. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the CC, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date, June 23, 2021 at 12:00 EST specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention of Priscilla Abalos, Contract Specialist, [email protected] by the due date and time marked in this notice.