SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Maintenance Services for Orbitrap Fusion Mass Spectrometer and The UltiMate 3000 RSLC Nano Liquid Chromatography System
- Notice Date
- 7/17/2017
- 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 Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 1E128, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- N02RC72609-73
- Point of Contact
- Ronette P. Collins, Phone: 2402765745, Jolomi Omatete, Phone: 2402766561
- E-Mail Address
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ronette.collins@nih.gov, jolomi.omatete@nih.gov
(ronette.collins@nih.gov, jolomi.omatete@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- National Cancer Institute (NCI), Center for Cancer Research (CCR), Laboratory of Cell Biology (LCB) plans to procure on a sole source basis maintenance services for an Orbitrap Fusion ETD and an UltiMate 3000 RSLC nano from Thermo Electron North America, LLC. 1400 Northpoint Pkwy Ste. 50, West Palm Beach, FL 33407-1976. The response close date of this notice for this requirement is in accordance with FAR 5.203(a)(1). This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 12 - Acquisition for Commercial Items and in accordance with simplified acquisition procedures as stated in FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(2) and is exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 811219 and the business size standard is $20.5 Million. Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a firm fixed price type contract. The Period of Performance is one year from date of award. It has been determined there are no opportunities to acquire green products or services for this procurement. Contractor Requirements are: SCOPE: Contractor to provide all labor, material and equipment to provide preventive maintenance for the government owned UltiMate 3000 RSLC nano (Pump: 8084640; Autosampler: 8083878) and Orbitrap Fusion (FSN10187). All maintenance services shall be performed in accordance with the manufacturer's standard commercial maintenance practices. PREVENTIVE SERVICE: Contractor shall perform one preventive maintenance (PM) inspection during the contract period for each of the instruments. Service shall be performed by factory trained Field Service representatives. Service shall consist of a thorough cleaning, calibration, adjusting, inspection, lubrication and testing of all equipment in accordance with the manufacturer's latest established service procedures. All equipment shall be operationally tested through at least one (1) complete operating cycle at the end of the preventive maintenance inspection to assure optimum and efficient performance. EMERGENCY SERVICE: One on-site emergency repair service for the Orbitrap Fusion shall be included, if needed, with materials for the visit included, and with a response of 5 days or less. Unlimited on-site emergency repair service for the UltiMate 3000 RSLC nano will be performed, with materials for the visit included and response time within 3 days. Emergency repair service for the Orbitrap Fusion beyond the single visit shall be provided at a discounted rate during the contract period under a separate contract mechanism. Upon receipt of notice that any part of the equipment is not functioning properly, the Contractor shall furnish a factory-trained service representative to inspect the equipment and perform all repairs and adjustments necessary to restore the equipment to normal and efficient operating condition. Emergency service shall not replace the necessity for scheduled PM. REPLACEMENT PARTS: The contractor shall replace all parts subject to wear as defined in the product specific PM checklist. All parts shall be genuine OEM quality parts, and are included in a comprehensive PM parts kit which is provided at no cost for each and every PM visit. Parts shall be new or remanufactured to original equipment specifications. SOFTWARE UPDATES/SERVICE: In the event of software updates, the contractor shall provide Software Service in accordance with the manufacturer's latest established service procedures, to include telephone access to technical support for use of program software and troubleshooting of the operating systems, at no additional cost to the Government. The Contractor shall receive advance approval for the installation of all software updates and revisions from the Government. Defective software shall be replaced at no additional cost to the Government. SERVICE EXCLUSIONS: The contractor shall not be responsible for any repairs necessitated by abuse, neglect, vandalism, Acts of God, fire or water. These repairs shall be the subject of a separate purchase order and shall not be performed under this contract. PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS: All personnel maintaining the UltiMate 3000 RSLC nano and/or Orbitrap Fusion shall be factory-trained and company-certified engineers who are experts in the engineering and servicing of these pieces of equipment. All primary service personnel shall have at least one backup Field Service representative with at least the same level of expertise on the equipment covered by this contract. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Service shall be performed at the following location: 37 Convent Drive Bethesda, MD 20892-425 PAYMENT: Payment shall be made quarterly in arrears, as per the Invoice and Payment Provisions. This notice is not a request for competitive quotation. However, if any interested party, especially small business believes it can meet the above requirement, it may submit a proposal or quote for the Government to consider. The response and any other information furnished must be in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NCI to determine if the party can perform the requirement. Responses must be received in the contracting office by 11 AM ET, on July 21, 2017. All responses and questions must be via email to Ronette Collins, Contracting Specialist at ronette.collins@nih.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In order to receive an award, contractors must be registered and have valid certification and the Online Representations and Certifications Applications through sam.gov. Reference: N02RC72609-73 on all correspondence.
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