SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Service Contract for ABB Bomem DA Spectrometers
- Notice Date
- 6/8/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1640
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- NB685040-11-03108
- Archive Date
- 7/12/2011
- Point of Contact
- CHRISTOPHER JOHN GANEY, Phone: 3019756205, Todd D Hill, Phone: 301-975-8802
- E-Mail Address
-
christopher.ganey@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov
(christopher.ganey@nist.gov, todd.hill@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- FBO ANNOUNCEMENT: PRESOLICITATION NOTICE ACTION CODE: <PRESOL> CLASSIFICATION CODE: J, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND REBUILDING OF EQUIPMENT SUBJECT: Service Contract for ABB Bomem DA Spectrometers SOLICITATION NUMBER: NB685040-11-03108 RESPONSE DATE: June 27, 2011 CONTACT POINTS: Chris Ganey, Contract Specialist, 301-975-6205 Todd Hill-, Contracting Officer, 301-975-8802 DESCRIPTION: The Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), intends to negotiate a firm fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, with ABB Bomem for the purchase of a service contract under other than full and open competition by the authority of FAR subpart 13.106 -1(b)(1): Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. A sole source determination is based on the following: Only ABB Bomem, Inc. can meet our technical requirements. Specifically no other vendor can meet the NIST requirements for: Providing a maintenance / service contract for two DA Spectrometers. This vendor is the original manufacturer of the equipment, which will be covered by the maintenance agreement. It is the only vendor with access to all required replacement parts for the instrument and whose staff is completely familiar with the instrument and work with identical instruments on a daily basis. ABB's equipment and service are proprietary and they do not license other companies to provide their service or equipment. ABB Bomem, Inc meets these requirements and enables NIST to meet its mission requirements. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219, and the size standard is 500 employees. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. The Government will consider responses received by 12:00 p.m. (EST) on June 27, 2011. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to Christopher.ganey@nist.gov. No telephone requests will be honored. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future.
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- Record
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