SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Tecan and iSCan Service Contract Renewal
- Notice Date
- 6/10/2013
- 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
- NIH-NHLBI-CSB-(HG)-2013-181-DLM
- Archive Date
- 7/3/2013
- Point of Contact
- Dorothy Maxwell, Phone: 301-435-0352
- E-Mail Address
-
maxwelld@mail.nih.gov
(maxwelld@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- INTRODUCTION: 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 Illumina Inc., 9885 Towne Centre Drive, San Diego, California 92121-1975. The following systems for this service contract renewal : 1. Instrument: iScan, Serial Number: N345, Contract Type: Standard, Part Number: SV-102-1002, Quantity: One (1) each, and 2. Instrument: Tecan LiHA, Serial Number: 708005550, Contract Type: Silver, Part Number: SV-121-2001. BACKGROUND : 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 National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), Genomic Technology Branch (GTB) studies the structure and function of genomes in disease and normal states. The investigators have developed world-class expertise in a wide range of genomic techniques, including the mapping and sequencing of mammalian chromosomes, gene isolation, systematic mutagenesis, developmental genomics, and computational analysis of DNA and protein sequences. GTB investigators are actively studying the genetic causes of rare disorders, such as hereditary deafness, progeria, and peripheral neuropathies. Also, the study of genetic contributions to more common conditions, such as type 2 diabetes and neural tube defects, and are investigating how particular genes may influence normal health and even longevity. The continued functioning of the Tecan robot (Illumina) and the iScan Bead Reader are necessary to our work, and must be maintained to ensure accuracy. If these machines should encounter problems, the research in this lab is severely impacted. Since the instruments and software are supported and licensed through Illumina, Illumina is the only entity that can provide service for the products. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE : 12 Months Service Contract (July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014) PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Genomics Core makes genotyping services available to NHGRI investigator. The iScan and Tecan LiHa instruments have generated approximately 1 billion SNP genotypes for investigators in six different branches in NHGRI institute in the last year. NGHRI investigators rely on the Genomics Core Lab to maintain the equipment to the highest standard, including having access to expert repairs, appropriate parts and technical support when the need should arise. The renewal of this Service Contract with Illumina, guarantees that we can provide that level of confidence of the systems being operational and serviced if needed. These instruments were purchased from Illumina and have proprietary software, which could not be serviced by any other company. Only Illumina provides service on their equipment and no other vendors are authorized by Illumina to work on these instruments. Illumina designed built, and optimized these instruments for efficient service. Illumina provided proprietary software for these instruments that allows the engineer to diagnose the defect and correct it. These were designed and build to meet the needs of the high-density arrays, and Illumina (and no one else) knows how to make these instruments work for these arrays. REGULATORY AUTHORITY: This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b) Soliciting from a single source, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Contractor Requirements : 1. The Contractor shall provide service and maintenance of the Instrument, and support for the Software, for a period as defined on this Agreement. Includes full coverage on parts and labor. 2. The Contractor shall provide On-Site response within 3 business days. 3. The Contractor shall be available for Critical and non-critical updates which may be required in order to improve its use and reliability. Such updates shall be covered by this Agreement. Updated Software shall be subject to this Agreement in all respects. Updates shall not extend the defined Agreement coverage period. 4. The Contractor shall provide full coverage of labor and necessary warranted parts Government Responsibilities : 1. The Government will keep the Equipment at all times in the environmental conditions recommended by the manufacturer. And, protect the Instrument and associated Hardware from all adverse elements, such as dirt, dust and liquids of any kind. 2. The Government will use the Equipment only in accordance with such instructions and recommendations relating to the care and operation of the Equipment as may be issued by the manufacturer of the Equipment or as may from time to time be advised in writing by the Contractor. 3. The Government will not allow any person other than the Contractor's representatives or the Customer's representative working under the Contractor's specific instruction, to maintain, repair or replace any part of the Equipment. 4. The Government will understand that the Agreement does not cover repairs or software support required to remedy breakdown or damage which results from operator errors, abnormal or unapproved uses, unauthorized installed software or software updates, acts of third parties, viruses, faulty electrical connections, fluctuations or failures in air conditioning, heating or cooling systems and electrical power failures. 5. The Government will adhere to normal daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and semi-annual maintenance services such as the replacement of fuses, lamps, tubes, reagents and probes, as defined in the Operator Manual or Customer Bulletins. Reporting Requirements and Deliverables: • The Contractor shall provide a summary report of their action after a repair and/or preventive maintenance inspection. Inspection and Acceptance Requirements : • The Government will accept the job performed by the Contractor. If it is a repair, equipment needs to demonstrate continuous performance. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 811219, Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance and the Small Business Size Standard is $19.0M. The resultant Contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-66 (April 1, 2013). The determination by the Government to award a purchase order on a sole source on competitive basis for Service Contract Renewal to Illumina, Inc. is based upon a previous purchase order issued under: [HHSN268201200226P, August 13, 2012] and market research conducted for this requirement. Service Contracts (Brand Name: Illumina)]. Any information received as a result of this pre-solicitation / notice of intent will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct any future competitive procurements. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. If you have any questions, please submit to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Office of Acquisition, COAC Services Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 6149, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7902, Attention: Dorothy Maxwell. Response may be submitted electronically to maxwelld@mail.nih.gov. Faxes will not be accepted.
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- Address: NIH, 5625 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
- Zip Code: 20852
- Zip Code: 20852
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