AWARD
49 -- SERVICE CONTRACT FOR MAINTAINING THE AB ASSURANCE OF THE SPECTROMETER SYSTEM INCLUDING QSTAR ELITE MASS SPECTROMETER/ PEAK GAS GENERATOR/NANO MDLC SYSTEM.
- Notice Date
- 12/14/2010
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;VA Boston Healthcare System;Contracting Officer (90C);940 Belmont Street;Brockton MA 02301
- ZIP Code
- 02301
- Solicitation Number
- VA24111RP0099
- Response Due
- 11/26/2010
- Archive Date
- 2/12/2011
- Point of Contact
- Christine Gorman
- E-Mail Address
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- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- VA241-P-2159
- Award Date
- 12/14/2010
- Awardee
- APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS, LLC;850 LINCOLN CENTRE DR;FOSTER CITY;CA;944041128
- Award Amount
- $43,773.36
- Description
- JUSTIFICATION DIRECTIONS: Complete the "*" items, with as much detail as possible, sign by hand and fax to the Contracting Officer or sign by electronic signature and send back to the Contracting Officer via Outlook. *1. Identification of the service/department and the transaction/requisition #: brockton/west Roxbury/JP research program. *2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved: Service Contract for maintenance, repair, parts, labor and travel costs of : QSTAR Elite Mass Spectrometer AP1111K07C Tempo Nano MDLC System 70227, 07-01-05-326 PEAK N300DR Gas Generator DR07-08-123 *3. Description of the supplies/services required to meet the agency's needs (including the estimated value): Service Contract that will cover the maintenance, repair, parts, labor and travel costs of 1) QSTAR Elite Mass Spectrometer, at $ 32,081.62 /year 2) Tempo Nano MDLC System, at ~$ 7,358.50 /year 3) PEAK N300DR Gas Generator, at ~$ 4,333.39 /year Total $43,773.51 4. Identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition: FAR 6.302-2 10 41 U.S.C. 253 ( c ) (2) Unusal and compelling urgency *5. Demonstration that the proposed contractor's unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited: As the mass spectrometer and accessories were purchased from Applied Biosystem Inc. (ABI), they are better and may be only serviced by ABI's own engineers, because they should know better to these instruments. They should have the knowledge and carry the essential parts for the repair. *6. Describe the efforts that have been made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable, including whether a Commerce Business Daily notice was or will be publicized as required by Subpart 5.2 (copy attached) and, if not, which exception under 5.202 applies: No other service teams are known to provide contract service for the mentioned instruments. 7. Determination by the Contracting Officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable: Contracting is working on the market researches and preparing an analysis for the price reasonableness. 8. Description of the market survey that was conducted (i.e. names of firms and the date(s) the firms were contacted) and the results or a statement of the reasons a market survey was not conducted: *9. Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition, such as - an explanation as to why technical data packages, specifications, engineering descriptions, statement of work, or purchase descriptions suitable for competition have not been developed or are not available. The instruments were purchased in 2007 and the original one year service contract was with ABI which was valid until June 2008. A service contract was approved by research service which covered until October 1, 2010. Now an extension is required to cover until September 30, 2011. 10. A listing of the sources, if any, that expressed an interest in the acquisition: na 11. A statement of the actions, if any, that the department/service may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies/services is required in the future: CERTIFICATION I HEREBY certify that the date provided herein is complete and accurate to support other than full and open competition. Marion woodman rapoza ___________________________________________ Technical /Requirements Personnel (Date) I HEREBY certify that the justification for other than full and open competition is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. ___________________________________________ Christine Gorman, Contracting Officer (Date) FOR ACTIONS OVER $10,000: ___________________________________________ Chief, Purchasing & Contracting (Date)
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