SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Preventative maintenance service on Carl Zeiss LSM
- Notice Date
- 12/5/2012
- 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 of Child Health and Human Development, Contracts Management Branch, 6100 Executive Blvd., Suite 7A07, MSC7510, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7510
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7510
- Solicitation Number
- NIH-NICHD-13-010
- Archive Date
- 1/3/2013
- Point of Contact
- Tracey Muck, Phone: 301-443-7797
- E-Mail Address
-
muckt@mail.nih.gov
(muckt@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), intends to procure one year preventative maintenance agreement for the Carl Zeiss laser scanning multi photon confocal microscope LSM510 META NLO from Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC. The Institute intends to purchase this service by other than full and open competition under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 6.302. The service to be performed in the proposed contract: Coverage for the LSM510 Meta NLO system shall include: Scheduled and emergency service by factory trained field service representatives, as required Monday through Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM; travel; one preventative maintenance inspection per maintenance agreement year; replacement parts; applications support/training; software updates Carl Zeiss is the manufacturer of this equipment needing the preventative maintenance agreement. This equipment requires highly trained service engineers that are factory certified to repair and provide service on Carl Zeiss equipment. Carl Zeiss is the only authorized source of factory trained service engineers to service and repair Carl Zeiss equipment. They have access to the latest service information and support and utilize only OEM parts during repair or preventative maintenance. To the best of the Governments knowledge, Carl Zeiss is the only authorized source able to provide factory certified service engineers to repair and service the equipment mentioned above. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all responses received within 15 days from the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed acquisition is based upon responses to this notice and is solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive acquisition. Offerors who are capable of providing at a minimum, fifty-one percent (51%) of the required/actual services of this solicitation, may request a copy of the Request for Quotation (RFQ) in writing to the Contracting Office Address listed or via email to: muckt@mail.nih.gov prior to the closing date of this notice or before December 19, 2012 at 10:00 am EST. It is anticipated that RFQ - NIH-NICHD-13-010 will be available fifteen (15) days after the publication date of this synopsis. Receipt of quotations will be due ten (10) days after the release of the RFQ. All requests for quotations must have a valid email address. Email quotations must contain offerors name, address, telephone number and an authorized company representative signature. Any questions regarding this announcement must be sent via email to muckt@mail.nih.gov and must include solicitation # NIH-NICHD-13-010 in the subject line of email. PLEASE NOTE: In order to receive an award, contractor must be registered and have valid certification in the System for Award Management (SAM) [formerly CCR].
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- Record
- SN02942956-W 20121207/121205234216-8ed0bb381ffe43e8264bfbfc6caf693f (fbodaily.com)
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