SPECIAL NOTICE
J -- Maintenance and Repair Service Agreement for Illumina Instruments
- Notice Date
- 7/3/2012
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, ARS EBSC APB MD, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20705
- Solicitation Number
- 584406-2012
- Archive Date
- 7/11/2012
- Point of Contact
- Rene D. Edwards, Phone: 301 504-1744
- E-Mail Address
-
rene.edwards@ars.usda.gov
(rene.edwards@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), Plant Science Institute (PSI), Soybean Genomics and Improvement Laboratory (SGIL) intends to award a sole source, fixed price purchase order to Illumina located at 9885 Towne Centre Drive, San Diego, CA 92121-1975 for maintenance and repair services for the following instruments manufactured solely by Illumina; (1) Tecan-Roma, (2) Autoloader and (3) BeadStation. The proposed award is being conducted under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 (b)(i), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. SGIL requires routine maintenance and repair services for the aforementioned instruments. Services shall include the following; full coverage on all service parts and labor, telephone support, critical and non-critical updates, applications support, access to on-line training modules as well as preventative maintenance. Illumina is the sole service and support provider for all of their instrumentation and does not recognize or support any third parties that offer to repair, support, and service Illumina manufactured instrumentation. Warranties and service contracts will be void if Illumina instrumentation has been repaired, disassembled, and reassembled by any other third parties. Furthermore, consumable warranties will not apply if instrumentation has been repaired, disassembled, and reassembled by any other third parties. The applicable NAICS code is 811219 with a size standard of $19M. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. A determination by the government not to compete this requirement based on 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. The purchase will be made under simplified acquisition procedures, other than Full and Open Competition as authorized by FAR 6.302-1, and Statutory Authority: 10 USC 2304 (c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. Vendors who believe they are authorized service providers for Illuminia instruments and can provide the aforementioned requirement are invited to submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact within 7 days after publication of this notice. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/04152674b7f4d60f8cc0adf8c54655c1)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA, ARS, BA,PSI, SGIL, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, BARC-WEST Bldg. 006 Room 118, Beltsville, Maryland, 20740, United States
- Zip Code: 20740
- Zip Code: 20740
- Record
- SN02793048-W 20120705/120703235126-04152674b7f4d60f8cc0adf8c54655c1 (fbodaily.com)
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