SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Service Agreement for ImageStreamX Imaging Flow Cytometer
- Notice Date
- 3/27/2014
- 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
- HHS-NIH-NIDA(SSSA)-PSOL-14-137
- Archive Date
- 4/12/2014
- Point of Contact
- Hunter A. Tjugum, Phone: 301 435 8780
- E-Mail Address
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hunter.tjugum@nih.gov
(hunter.tjugum@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This acquisition is being conducted in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, FAR Subpart 13.5-Test Program for Certain Commercial Items, and FAR Part 12-Acquisition of Commercial Items. The solicitation number is HHS-NIH-NIDA(SSSA)-PSOL-14-137 and the solicitation is issued as a pre-solicitation notice of intent to award a contract on a noncompetitive basis to EMD Millipore, 645 Elliott Avenue W, Seattle, WA 98119 for service maintenance on existing government-owned scientific equipment. This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-72, dated January 30, 2014. The associated NAICS code for this pre-solicitation is 811219, Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with the small business size standard $19.0 million. This pre-solicitation is being released with no set-aside restriction. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), Flow Cytometry Core Facility (FCCF) unit, has a requirement for service maintenance on existing government-owned laboratory equipment. The FCCF requires annual maintenance on the ImageStream X imaging flow Cytometry system, sn: ISX 106, used by NINDS and other NIH institutes. Amnis Corporation, part of the subject Contractor, is the only source of supply or service authorized to perform maintenance and provide replacement parts for comprehensive service maintenance plan for the imaging system. The ImageStreamX imaging flow Cytometry system was manufactured by EMD Millipore. Required service and preventive maintenance shall be provided by factory-trained, authorized technicians and resellers of any required parts and software or software enhancements. The anticipated period of performance shall be 12 months. The NINDS-FCCF is charged with providing routine use of ImageStream X imaging flow Cytometry to support basic and clinical research projects and other intramural research programs. All service and repair parts are required to be factory specific, and highly skilled factory trained engineers are required to maintain this instrument to enable highly sensitive measurements of the subject imaging system. The following FAR provisions shall apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items, 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items. Evaluation factors that will be used to evaluate the offer most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered, include ability to meet the technical requirements stated in this pre-solicitation and on basis of best value to the government. Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, with their offer. The Clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and the Clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items applies to this acquisition, including the additional clause at 52.222‐51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment‐‐Requirements (Nov 2007) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) are not applicable to this requirement. This synopsis is not a request for competitive quotations. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses to this solicitation must include clear and convincing evidence of the Offerors' capability of fulfilling the work as it relates to this requirement. The price proposal must include the monthly maintenance rate for the manufacturer-certified technicians to provide required service coverage, with an estimate of the number of hours required, breakdown and rationale for any other direct costs or materials, and the total amount. In addition the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov." All responses must be received by the closing date in this announcement, and must reference number HHS-NIH-NIDA(SSSA)-PSOL-14-137. Responses may be submitted electronically to hunter.tjugum@nih.gov or by U.S. mail to the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), Station Support / Simplified Acquisition Branch (SS/SA), 31 Center Drive, Building 31, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-2080, Attention: Hunter Tjugum. Fax responses will be accepted at (301) 480-1358. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The Contract Specialist identified in this announcement may be contacted by telephone for information regarding the pre-solicitation at (301) 435-8780 prior to the closing date of this announcement.
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