SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Service Agreement - Requirements
- Notice Date
- 7/9/2012
- 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 Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-CSB-(HG)-2012-197-DEL
- Archive Date
- 7/31/2012
- Point of Contact
- Deirdre Lyons, Phone: 3014359068
- E-Mail Address
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deirdre.lyons@nih.gov
(deirdre.lyons@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Requirements THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Office of Acquisition (OA) on behalf of the National Human Genome Research Institute, (NHGRI), intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a noncompetitive sole source basis to Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (Bio-Rad), 2000 Alfred Nobel Drive, Hercules, California 94547-1804 to procure maintenance and repair services for equipment manufactured by Bio-Rad. The services must meet the requirements in the attached files. This is a follow-on requirement. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation's leading medical research agency and the primary Federal agency conducting and supporting medical discoveries that improve people's health and save lives. The NHGRI, NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC) is a centralized research facility for performing high-throughput, large-scale DNA sequencing and sequence analysis. Investigators at NISC use Bio-Rad's thermocyclers to amplify segments of DNA via the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) process. These thermocyclers are critical in the preparation of samples before they are loaded on the DNA sequencers. NISC runs these thermocyclers 24 hours a day, 6 days a week. Maintenance and upkeep of the equipment is essential because it must be in proper running order to maintain productivity at NISC. Failure of this equipment would cause a delay in process down the manufacturing production line. This sole source determination is based on the fact that Bio-Rad is the sole manufacturer for these instruments and parts and Bio-Rad does not authorize any third party service provider to maintain and repair the instruments. The use of unauthorized parts, maintenance, or repairs could invalidate the equipment warranty. Contractor Requirements 1. All maintenance service shall be furnished between the hours of 8:30 AM and 5:30 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding locally observed and Bio-Rad observed holidays. 2. During the period of coverage under this agreement for tetrad base units, the entire system is covered including the power supply. 3. Full on-site service agreements offer unlimited on-site repair visits, including parts, labor and travel expenses, during the service agreement coverage period. One (1) scheduled preventative maintenance visit to Equipment Location. The Bio-Rad field service engineer will inspect the defective parts and correct (if applicable), clean, lubricate, adjust and exercise the instrument in all of its operational modes to ensure continuing optimum performance. 4. Mail-in service agreements include unlimited mail-in service repairs during the coverage period. Loaner instruments are provided free of charge pending availability at the time of service. In most cases, loaner instruments are available and will be shipped using overnight service. Upon request, one (1) preventative maintenance is included during the coverage period. Loaner instruments are not included free of charge during preventive maintenance. Under the terms of this agreement, the customer is responsible for shipping the instrument in need of service to the Bio-Rad Service Center, and Bio-Rad is responsible for shipping the instrument back to the customer following servicing. 5. Replacement parts furnished as part of maintenance Service rendered hereunder shall be new, used or rebuilt at Bio Rad's sole discretion. Replaced parts removed from Covered Equipment in the course of maintenance Service shall become the exclusive property of Bio-Rad. 6. Service, replacement parts or increase in service time if in Bio-Rad's sole discretion, required as a result of damage due to delay of notice of malfunction, fire, water, theft, accident, abuse, neglect, misuse, power failure, fluctuation in the power supply, improper air conditioning or humidity control or any cause not attributable to ordinary wear and tear. Government Responsibilities 1. The Government will provide Bio-Rad personnel access to the equipment when service is required. 2. The Government will cooperate with Bio-Rad personnel so that service can be performed efficiently and without interruption. Reporting Requirements and Deliverables The Contractor shall provide a summary report of its action after a repair and/or preventive maintenance inspection. Inspection and Acceptance Requirements NISC is responsible for inspection and acceptance of the work. If the work is a repair, the equipment must demonstrate continuous performance. Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 811219, Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, and the Small Business Size Standard is $19.0M. The acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 13, simplified acquisition procedures, therefore the requirements of FAR Part 6 B Competitive Requirements are not applicable (FAR Part 6.001) and the resultant purchase order will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-58 (May 18, 2012). This requirement is under the SAT of $150,000.00. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this synopsis no later than July 16, 2012, 7:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract 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 future competitive procurement. Inquires to this announcement, referencing synopsis number NHLBI-CSB-(HG)-2012-197-DEL, may be submitted electronically to Deirdre Lyons at deirdre.lyons@nih.gov. Responses may be submitted electronically Deirdre Lyons at deirdre.lyons@nih.gov. Faxes will not be accepted. Responses will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative. Note: In order to receive an award from NHLBI, contractors must have a valid registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) www.ccr.gov, and ORCA https://orca.bpn.gov/login.aspx.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
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