SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Repair, Recertification, and Maintenance of AB Sciex Instruments
- Notice Date
- 7/31/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 811219
— Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- 14-01233
- Archive Date
- 8/29/2014
- Point of Contact
- Adam C. Powell, Phone: 301-975-2166
- E-Mail Address
-
adam.powell@nist.gov
(adam.powell@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Office of Acquisition and Agreements Management, on behalf of the Materials Measurement Science Division (MMSD) within the Material Measurement Laboratory, intends to enter into a sole source purchase order with AB Sciex of Redwood City, California, under the authority of 41 USC 253(c)(1) - only one responsible source for repair, re-certification, and maintenance of two AB Sciex instruments (S/N ARS26691106; S/N AR18980706) for a base period of one year with four one-year option periods. The MMSD develops measurement and standards to support forensic characterization of explosives and narcotics using a variety of analytical methods. The division's ongoing work in homeland security requires sensitive instrumentation, which can accurately separate and measure explosives and narcotics. Consequently, the two aforementioned AB Sciex 4000 Qtrap instruments are used to detect, identify, and measure ambient pressure (organic and inorganic) ions using methods developed at NIST. In addition, the instruments are used to develop instrumentation and techniques to National Security applications and to environmental measurements that match NIST's mission for advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance national security and improve the United States quality of life. Basis for sole source: Both instruments must function in accordance with specifications documented at the time these instruments were installed, tested, and accepted. These specifications are proprietary to AB Sciex and cannot be released publicly or to any other source. While AB Sciex maintains "publishable" system specifications, these specifications do not identify specific performance requirements of the instruments, and would be insufficient to fully define the required system performance. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219 - Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance; the Small Business Size Standard is $19.0M. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, responses received by 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 14, 2014, will be considered by the Government. 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.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN03445336-W 20140802/140731235919-7f6bda173eeb5a3f76e7ddd1534d3fc5 (fbodaily.com)
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