Service Contract for Cytation 5 Imagers
ID: 75N95024Q00235Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OFNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTHNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIDABethesda, MD, 20892, USA

NAICS

Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811210)

PSC

MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT (J066)

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https://sam.gov/opp/252f225c5f504e37b1e56f3879d7f84d/view
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    Service Contract for Cytation 5 Imagers

    The Department of Health and Human Services, Department of, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health NIDA, has issued a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation notice for a service contract for Cytation 5 Imagers. This contract is being awarded to Agilent Technologies for the purchase of service contracts for two Cytation 5 Imagers. The purpose of these imagers is to provide maintenance and repair services for essential instruments used by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Agilent Technologies is the sole manufacturer of these imagers and their trained service engineers are required to ensure proper repairs and maintain any associated warranties. The contract is expected to be awarded on 4/25/2024. The place of performance is the National Institute on Aging (NIA) in Baltimore, MD. The period of performance is from May 18, 2024, to May 14, 2027. Offerors must submit their responses by April 12, 2024, 9:00 am, Eastern Standard Time. The primary contact for this solicitation is Kevin Alvarez, Contracting Officer, kevin.alvarez@nih.gov.

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