SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Maintenance Agreements for the UPLC Equipment
- Notice Date
- 2/8/2017
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE CERL, Champaign, 2902 Farber Drive, P O BOX 9005, CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, 61826-9005, United States
- ZIP Code
- 61826-9005
- Solicitation Number
- W81EWF63631924
- Archive Date
- 3/2/2017
- Point of Contact
- David G. Ammermann, Phone: 2173734490
- E-Mail Address
-
david.g.ammermann@usace.army.mil
(david.g.ammermann@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) intends to award a preventive maintenance contract for a one year period on a sole source basis to Water Corp. upon the basis of the authority provided at FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). ERDC-CERL requires a maintenance agreements, including software updates and regular diagnostic checks, to ensure proper function of the Ultra High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) systems equipment and to prevent research downtime. Waters Corp. is the manufacturer of the equipment and the only vendor that offers maintenance agreements for them and has been identified as the only source based on past procurement history as well as market research conducted via the internet, expert opinion, and contact with industry experts. The UPLC was purchased from Water Corp by ERDC-CERL in August 2014 under a procurement advertised on FedBizOpps as a sole source requirement. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516, which has a size standard of 1,000 employees. This is not a small business set aside, as this Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. Any interested party that believes they can fulfill this requirement should submit a capability statement to be reviewed. All submissions will be considered, however there is no guarantee that submissions in response to this notice will in any way alter the Government's acquisition strategy. This requirement which includes preventative maintenance visits for two (2) Waters UPLC units with multiple detectors and software is required, each for a period of one (1) year. The contractor shall replace all parts subject to wear as needed to keep the equipment fully functional during that time period. Basic Software plan (2 each/1 for each UPLC) H-Class 1 Total Assurance plan - Tap 432 Cond. Detector - WAT 043061 - Tap Acquity RI Detector H-Class 01 Total Assurance plan with one PM - Tap Acquity - Quaternary Solvent Manager (QSM) - C14 QSM 224A - Tap Acquity - Sample Manager-FTN - D14 SDI 135G - Tap Acquity - Column Manager - F14 CMP 637G - Tap Acquity PDA Detector - G14 UPD 433A H-Class 02 Total Assurance plan with one PM - Tap Acquity - Quaternary Solvent Manager (QSM) - C14 QSM 169A - Tap Acquity - Sample Manager - FTN - C14 SDI 081G - Tap Acquity TUV Detector - E14 TUV 412A Tap Acquity Column Manager - G14 CMP 684G Please provide responses to this notice NLT 09:00 AM CST, February 15, 2017 to: CERL-CT-Quotes@usace.army.mil ATTN: David Ammermann Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses to this notice will not be considered as a response to any solicitation, a request to be added to a prospective offerors list, or to receive a copy of any solicitation. A determination by the Government not to compete the contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/COE/330/W81EWF63631924/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: ERDC-CERL, 2902 Newmark Drive, Champaign, Illinois, 61822, United States
- Zip Code: 61822
- Zip Code: 61822
- Record
- SN04396286-W 20170210/170208235038-1b400180c2a5fb68e9186f8b74fb052b (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
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