SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Waters Total Assurance Plan for UPLC-MS-MS System
- Notice Date
- 7/12/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 6120 Executive Blvd., EPS Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- NCI-100121-MM
- Archive Date
- 8/6/2010
- Point of Contact
- Melissa P Marino, Phone: 301-402-4509, Caren N Rasmussen, Phone: (301) 402-4509
- E-Mail Address
-
marinome@mail.nih.gov, cr214i@nih.gov
(marinome@mail.nih.gov, cr214i@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Contracting Office Address Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 6120 Executive Boulevard, EPS Suite 600, Room 6072, Rockville, MD 20852, UNITED STATES. Description The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Center for Cancer Research (CCR), Medical Oncology Branch, plans to procure on a sole source basis with Waters Corporation, 34 Maple Street, Milford MA 01757, for preventive maintenance for a Waters/Micromass UPLC-MS-MS comprised of: 1.Waters Acquity UPLC: a.Solvent Manager, s/n H05UPB071M b.Sample Manager, s/n J05UPS053M c.TUV Detector, s/n H05UPT429M 2. Micromass QuattroPremier, s/n VAB308 This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 12 - Acquisition for Commercial Items and will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) and 13.501-(a)(1) using simplified acquisition procedures for commercial acquisitions. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 811219 and the business size standard in $7.0M. Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a firm fixed price type contract. Period of Performance: Performance shall be for twelve months with four twelve month option periods. The contractor shall provide all labor, material and equipment to provide preventive maintenance for government-owned Waters/Micromass UPLC-MS-MS system. The contractor shall provide: 1) two (2) preventive maintenance inspections; 2) emergency repair services on an unlimited basis; 3) all required replacement parts, with the exception of consumable parts to include batteries.; and 4) software upgrades and updates to be provided and installed by a trained enginner. Personnel shall have a minimum of two (2) years factory training and experience in the servicing of the Waters/Micromass Spectrometers and HPLC components. All primary service personnel shall have at least one backup support who shall have at least the same level of expertise on the equipment covered by this contract. In order to continue supporting many ongoing clinical trials, through analysis of patient samples, this Waters/Micromass UPLC-MS-MS system must be kept in optimum condition, with minimal downtime. This requires two preventive maintenance visits per year, along with any necessary repairs, all of which must be carried out according to the manufacturer's exact specifications. Waters Corporation does not supply spare parts to other distributors and service providers, nor do they provide Service Engineer level training to anyone except Waters Field Service Engineers who are employed by the company. In addition, instruction and schematics for repairs are not available to other service providers. Furthermore, the software that runs the entire system is only updated by and available from Waters Corporation. Therefore, Waters Corporation is the only known service provider that can perform the required maintenance and repairs. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotations. However, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, they may submit a statement of capabilities. All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow the NCI to determine if it can meet the above unique specifications described herein. An original and one copy of the capability statement must be received in the NCI Office of Acquisitions on or before 11:00 AM EST on July 22, 2010. No electronic capability statements will be accepted (i.e. email or fax). An original and one copy must be sent to the NCI Office of Acquisitions at the address stated above. All questions must be in writing and can be faxed (301) 402-4513 or emailed to Melissa Marino, Contract Specialist, at marinome@mail.nih.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In order to receive an award, contractors must have valid registration and certification in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) www.ccr.gov and the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA), http://orca.bpn.gov. No collect calls will be accepted. Please reference solicitation number NCI-100121-MM on all correspondence.
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