SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Applied Biosystem API 4000 LC/MS/MS Service Agreement
- Notice Date
- 5/13/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Acquisition Management, RTP Procurement Operations Division, E105-02, Environmental Protection Agency, Ord Service Center/Nheerl, Rtp Procurement Operations Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
- ZIP Code
- 27711
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-RT-08-00126
- Response Due
- 5/22/2008
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact, Pamela Smith, Purchasing Agent, Phone (919) 541-0635
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NAICS Code: 334516 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to negotiate a sole source purchase order under Simplified Acquisition Procedures to Applied Biosystems 850 Lincoln Centre Drive, Foster City, CA 94404, for the acquisition of a 1-year performance (maintenanceservice) agreement for a Applied Biosystems API4000 LC/MS/MS. Applied Biosystems is the manufacturer and sole distrbutor of equipment and the only company that can provide a one year maintenance service on equipment and has the necessary parts and skilled labor to maintain therefore the only vendor that can provide a 1 year maintenance agreement.. In order to ensure correct instrument operation, the circumstance permitting is FAR 13.106(b) "only one source reasonably available". The intent of this notice is to determine if any other source(s) exist and therefore, no solicitation (RFQ) is available. Consequently, any response failing to demonstrate contractor's ability to provide maintenance of the instrument and instead choosing to merely submit a routine letter requesting a copy of the RFQ will be ignored. The information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. Interested parties may submit written qualification statements, fully explaining their capability, no later than 10 days after the date of this publication. Submit your response: to the U.S. EPA, Attn: Pamela E. Smith (MC-E105-02), 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, RTP Procurement Operations Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; by fax to (919)541-0635; or, by e-mail at: pamela.smith@epa.gov. No telephone or faxed requests will be honored.
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