SOLICITATION NOTICE
J -- Maintenance, Repair & Rebuilding of Equipment / Chameleon Lasers
- Notice Date
- 11/6/2017
- 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 Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB, 5601 Fishers Lane, 3rd Floor MSC 9822, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- NIAID-NOI-18-1874635
- Archive Date
- 12/1/2017
- Point of Contact
- Tonia L Alexander, Phone: 240-669-5124
- E-Mail Address
-
talexander@niaid.nih.gov
(talexander@niaid.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Laboratory of Infectious Diseases intends to negotiate on an other than full and open competition basis with Coherent Incorporated, 5100 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054 to procure a service agreement renewal for four (4) Chameleon lasers (serial #'s GDP.1093390.4433, GDP.1119305.2670, GDP.1119305.2734, and GDP.1159630.7323). This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 12 - Acquisition for Commercial Items and will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR Part 13.501(a)(1). Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a firm-fixed price type of contract. Period of Performance is a base year with 3 one-year option periods. Service shall be performed at the following locations: Building 4 - Bethesda, MD 20892, 5625 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852 and Building 5 - Hamilton, MT 59840. The Division of Intramural Research, Research Technologies Branch requires a service agreement plan for four (4) Coherent Chameleon lasers. As these instruments are in daily use, arrangements for repair and/or upgrades must be immediately available in order to prevent loss of research and to maintain continuity of experiments. The Productivity Plus Services Agreement - Gold covers all replacement parts, labor and travel necessary for remedial repair. As well as provide emergency repair services, software updates, and telephone and email access to instrument and application technical support. As the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Coherent Inc., deems necessary to maintain the equipment in accordance with their required specifications, and have trained certified technicians and parts to maintain the equipment. Coherent Inc., does not have any 3rd Party repair sources. Any offeror that has an agreement to provide certified Coherent Technicians shall demonstrate by providing a sign letter for the OEM informing 3rd Party vendor and perform the requested service agreement. The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 only one source available, no substitutions possible. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. All responsible sources who can provide the required service agreement renewal may submit a response that could be considered by email (subject line to reference NIAID-NOI-18-1874635) to Tonia Alexander at talexander@niaid.nih.gov, by 3:00 pm eastern standard time Thursday, November 16, 2017. All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow NIAID to determine if it can meet the above specifications described herein. All responses received by the closing date of this solicitation will be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/AMOB/NIAID-NOI-18-1874635/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institutes of Health, NIAID, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
- Zip Code: 20852
- Zip Code: 20852
- Record
- SN04732813-W 20171108/171106231302-f74ca3518d2695045901f8e8e3bf3ce6 (fbodaily.com)
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