SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Maintenance of MoFlo Astrios Flow Cytometer Cell Sorter
- Notice Date
- 11/5/2012
- 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 Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- NOI-2762671
- Archive Date
- 11/28/2012
- Point of Contact
- Hunter A. Tjugum, Phone: 301 435 8780
- E-Mail Address
-
hunter.tjugum@nih.gov
(hunter.tjugum@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 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 Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions (SS/SA) Branch, on behalf of the National Institute on Neurological Disorder and Stroke (NINDS) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a noncompetitive basis to Beckman Coulter, Inc for a maintenance agreement to provide service coverage on existing equipment. The Flow Cytometry Core Facility (FCCF) at NINDS has a requirement for service coverage on the MoFlo Astrios Flow Cytometer/Cell Sorter located within the FCCF. The instrument is used by multiple other Institutes at the NIH to support basic and clinical research projects. The MoFlo Astrios is equipped with advanced cell-sorting technology and uses lasers to expand sorting capabilities. Requirements include providing parts and labor needed to maintain the effective functioning of the MoFlo Astrios. Beckman Coulter, Inc. will provide one (1) Preventive Maintenance call for this instrument, in addition to Emergency Service call(s) upon request. Beckman Coulter, Inc. is equipped with authorized technicians to provide the necessary type of repair or maintenance service. Coverage will be for 12 months. MoFlo Astrios Flow Cytometer/Cell Sorter is the registered trademark of Beckman Coulter, Inc. No other type of supplies or services can satisfy agency requirements. This acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 12, in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award prescribed in Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and is exempt from the competition requirements of Part 6. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this synopsis. 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. Comments to this announcement, referencing this synopsis number, may be submitted to the NIDA SS/SA Branch, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention of Hunter A. Tjugum, at hunter.tjugum@nih.gov.
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