SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Maintenance Agreement Hitachi Scanning Electron Microscope
- Notice Date
- 8/14/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, United States Secret Service (USSS), Procurement Division, 245 MURRAY LANE SW, BLDG T-5, WASHINGTON, District of Columbia, 20223, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20223
- Solicitation Number
- 390585
- Archive Date
- 9/3/2013
- Point of Contact
- Linda D. McAdams, Phone: 2024066788
- E-Mail Address
-
linda.mcadams@usss.dhs.gov
(linda.mcadams@usss.dhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The United States Secret Service intends to negotiate a firm fixed price purchase order, on a sole source basis, with Hitachi High Technologies of Dallas, TX for the purchase of a service agreement for an Hitachi S-3500N Motorized Scanning Electron Microscope under other than full and open competition by the authority of FAR 13.106(b)(1). Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements: A sole source determination is based on the following: Only Hitachi High Technologies can meet our technical requirements. This equipment is controlled by proprietary software, which only Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc engineers have access. Only Hitachi technicians are highly trained and equipped in the technical support of their own equipment. It would take substantial duplication of resources and time for another source to provide a similar service, and this additional expense is not expected to be recovered through competition. Specifically no other vendor can meet the USSS requirements for a Service Agreement for an S-3500 Motorized Scanning Electron Microscope. USSS is the current owner and Hitachi is the original manufacturer of the equipment. This is a highly complex instrument with many proprietary components, which are only available from Hitachi. Therefore, Hitachi is the only company that can supply the maintenance for this instrument. There are no other re-sellers. Hitachi is the sole service provider of the S-3500 Motorized Scanning Electron Microscope. A base and two (2) options are planned for the award. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219, and the size standard is $19.mil. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. The Government will consider responses received by 12:00 p.m. (EST) on August 19, 2013. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to linda.mcadams@usss.dhs.gov. No telephone requests will be honored. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition 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 a competitive procurement in the future.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USSS - CID, Washington, District of Columbia, 22023, United States
- Zip Code: 22023
- Zip Code: 22023
- Record
- SN03149333-W 20130816/130814235938-04e65896a12e44833baa4476f8d01770 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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